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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Elastic Observability
Star Rating
(81)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Elastic ObservabilityIBM Watson Explorer
Star Rating
(32)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 2 pricing plansElastic Observability vs IBM Watson Explorer
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found IBM Watson Explorer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with IBM Watson Explorer overall.
- Reviewers felt that Elastic Observability meets the needs of their business better than IBM Watson Explorer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that IBM Watson Explorer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM Watson Explorer over Elastic Observability.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Elastic Observability
No pricing availableIBM Watson Explorer
No pricing availableFree Trial
Elastic Observability
Free Trial is available
IBM Watson Explorer
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
60
8.5
17
Ease of Use
7.2
62
7.3
17
Ease of Setup
6.5
19
8.7
9
Ease of Admin
6.6
19
8.1
9
Quality of Support
7.5
52
8.4
17
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
15
8.1
9
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
61
7.9
17
Features by Category
Functionality
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Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
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Monitoring
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Administration
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Analysis
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Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
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AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
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Functionality
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Issue Resolution
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Management
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Generative AI
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Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
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Visibility
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
9.0
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
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Data Sources
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Analytics
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Metrics
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Data Preparation
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
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Analysis
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
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Visualization
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
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Response
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Performance
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Functionality
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Setup
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Data
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Analysis
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Customization
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Generative AI
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Elastic Observability and IBM Watson Explorer share no categories
Unique Categories
Elastic Observability is categorized as Log Analysis, Log Monitoring, IoT Analytics Platforms, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Website Monitoring, and AIOps Platforms
IBM Watson Explorer is categorized as Text Analysis
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Elastic Observability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Watson Explorer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.6%
Computer Software
21.8%
Internet
7.7%
Retail
3.8%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Other
37.2%
Information Technology and Services
28.0%
Pharmaceuticals
8.0%
Machinery
8.0%
Hospital & Health Care
8.0%
Computer Software
8.0%
Other
40.0%
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Discussions
what is the best way to sync data with elastic search from SQL server
3 Comments
AT
Write a process that convert each line into Json format and load it into ElasticSearchRead more
Do elastic search use indexes to store the information.
1 Comment
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I'll take a stab at answering this question though I'm not 100% sure exactly what you are after.
The way I would explain it is that in elasticsearch an...Read more
Can I use Elasticsearch for free?
1 Comment
GO
https://www.elastic.co/pricing/faq
Self-Managed: Yes. From the very beginning, the Elastic Stack — Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash — has been...Read more
IBM Watson Explorer has no discussions with answers
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