# Difference between Timelion and Visual Builder

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-timelion-and-visual-builder/177578>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** timelion\
**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-timelion-and-visual-builder/177578 "2019-04-19T07:37:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Swati123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Swati123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Swati123)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-timelion-and-visual-builder/177578/1 "2019-04-19T07:37:32Z")

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Can anyone help me with the difference between Timelion and Visual Builder Visualization?  
In what all cases we need to use them.  
An Example with explanation will work.

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**Author:** ![suryadeep\_tiwari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/suryadeep_tiwari/32/44535_2.png) [@suryadeep\_tiwari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/suryadeep_tiwari)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-timelion-and-visual-builder/177578/2 "2019-04-22T07:11:34Z")

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Timelion enables you to combine totally independent data sources within a single visualization however, in visual builder only one data source can be used.

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**Author:** ![SumanthBharadwaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@SumanthBharadwaj](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SumanthBharadwaj)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-timelion-and-visual-builder/177578/3 "2019-05-10T04:34:02Z")

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Even in visual builder you can select data from different indices by overriding index pattern option present there. But this option is not available for Table in visual builder.  
But yes, even I have the doubt about when to use timelion and when to use visual builder.

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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:** [June 7, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/difference-between-timelion-and-visual-builder/177578/4 "2019-06-07T04:34:09Z")

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