# Elasticsearch + Kibana as report tool

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-as-report-tool/72519>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 23, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-as-report-tool/72519 "2017-01-23T17:18:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![mc1392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-as-report-tool/72519/1 "2017-01-23T17:18:27Z")

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This is a matter of opinion.

We currently have reports in BIRT and also in salesforce.

Do you think something like Elasticsearch + Kibana could be a replacement?  
Do I need to go bigger, like Crystal Reports, or something...?

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**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-as-report-tool/72519/2 "2017-01-24T00:31:38Z")

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I don't have any experience with BIRT or Crystal Reports, so my understanding of their functionality is limited. We have folks using Elasticsearch and Kibana for a myriad of things including reporting. I don't see why you couldn't accomplish the same things with Kibana. We actually augment our Salesforce data and search by indexing it into Elasticsearch. I suggest getting the data in Elasticsearch and play around with it, it's free!

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**Author:** ![mc1392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-as-report-tool/72519/3 "2017-01-24T14:58:38Z")

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Nice!  
I'm using it already, for some testing and research.  
We are also in Salesforce, and we are hitting a limit with it's reports.  
The functionality is not there.

I was discussing yesterday to do just what you say, move data into Elasticsearch.

My concern is the simplicity of my users. I'm worried the Kibana interface will scare them.  
I guess I could make reports for them, but I'd really like them to start making their own reports.

I guess we'll have to experiment.

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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 21, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-as-report-tool/72519/4 "2017-02-21T14:58:42Z")

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