Supported features by panel type
editSupported features by panel type
editEach panel type in Kibana supports different features and Elasticsearch aggregations. This reference can help simplify the comparison if you need a specific feature.
Supported panel types by editor
editType | Aggregation-based | Lens | TSVB | Timelion | Vega |
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Table |
X |
X |
X |
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Table with summary row |
X |
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Bar, line, and area charts |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Percentage bar or area chart |
X |
X |
X |
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Split bar, line, and area charts |
X |
X |
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Pie and donut charts |
X |
X |
X |
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Sunburst chart |
X |
X |
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Heat map |
X |
X |
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Gauge and Goal |
X |
X |
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Markdown |
X |
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Metric |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Tag cloud |
X |
X |
Bucket aggregations
editVega supports all bucket aggregations because it allows custom queries.
For information about Elasticsearch bucket aggregations, refer to Bucket aggregations.
Type | Agg-based | Markdown | Lens | TSVB |
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Histogram |
X |
X |
X |
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Date histogram |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Date range |
X |
X |
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Filter |
X |
X |
X |
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Filters |
X |
X |
X |
X |
GeoHash grid |
X |
X |
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IP range |
X |
X |
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Range |
X |
X |
X |
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Terms |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Significant terms |
X |
X |
X |
Metrics aggregations
editVega supports all metric aggregations because it allows custom queries.
For information about Elasticsearch metrics aggregations, refer to Metrics aggregations.
Type | Agg-based | Markdown | Lens | TSVB |
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Average |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Sum |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Unique count (Cardinality) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Max |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Min |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Percentiles |
X |
X |
X |
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Percentiles Rank |
X |
X |
X |
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Top hit |
X |
X |
X |
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Value count |
X |
Pipeline aggregations
editVega supports all pipeline aggregations because it allows custom queries.
For information about Elasticsearch pipeline aggregations, refer to Pipeline aggregations.
Type | Agg-based | Markdown | Lens | TSVB |
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Avg bucket |
X |
X |
X |
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Derivative |
X |
X |
X |
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Max bucket |
X |
X |
X |
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Min bucket |
X |
X |
X |
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Sum bucket |
X |
X |
X |
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Moving average |
X |
X |
X |
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Cumulative sum |
X |
X |
X |
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Bucket script |
X |
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Serial differencing |
X |
X |
X |
Other features
editThis comparison is meant for users who are not sure about which Kibana panel type to build their advanced visualization.
Type | Agg-based | Lens | TSVB | Timelion | Vega |
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Math on aggregated data |
X |
X |
X |
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Visualize two indices |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Math across indices |
X |
X |
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Fully custom Elasticsearch queries |
X |