# Are kibana and xpack paid plugins?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 21, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359 "2017-01-21T08:31:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![tushar\_chevulkar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tushar_chevulkar/32/46270_2.png) [@tushar\_chevulkar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tushar_chevulkar)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359/1 "2017-01-21T08:31:17Z")

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Are kibana and x-pack paid plugins ? if yes where can i find the pricing ? . I have installed kibana under the monitering tab it says "Your Trial license will expire on February 19, 2017."

Also what he free alternatives for adding security for elasticsearch.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359/2 "2017-01-21T08:33:23Z")

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Kibana is open source.

X-Pack has a mix, see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/license-management.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/license-management.html)

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**Author:** ![tushar\_chevulkar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tushar_chevulkar/32/46270_2.png) [@tushar\_chevulkar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tushar_chevulkar)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359/3 "2017-01-21T08:35:21Z")

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I just need the security feature of x-pack so where can i see the pricing and also if its paid is there any other free alternatives ?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359/4 "2017-01-21T08:43:51Z")

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Contact [sales@elastic.co](mailto:sales@elastic.co) if you'd like to know the price 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-kibana-and-xpack-paid-plugins/72359/5 "2017-02-18T08:43:57Z")

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