Time-Series Databases
Alternatives to InfluxDB
InfluxDB 3 targets high-frequency, timestamped data, pairing SQL and InfluxQL with a built-in Python processing engine. It supports millions of writes per second, billions of series without cardinality limits, and sub-10ms query responses. Compressed Parquet storage works with S3-compatible object storage, while more than 400 Telegraf plugins and client libraries support ingestion. You can run its single-node Core edition, self-managed Enterprise, or managed cloud deployments. Core is aimed at local development, prototyping, and edge use, without high availability or enterprise security. Pricing ranges from a free option to usage-based cloud charges and custom-priced offerings, and its platforms span API, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and self-hosting.
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Amazon Timestream It suits teams needing managed time-series storage, retention policies, scaling and AWS-connected ingestion.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.5 Visit Specs - 02
Apache IoTDB IoT teams that need time-series storage across edge and cloud environments may find IoTDB relevant, particularly in the listed industrial scenarios.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 03 BTrDB
BTrDB suits teams self-hosting clustered storage for dense streaming telemetry, including high-precision sensor or smart-grid data.
Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted8.8 Visit Specs - 04
TDengine TDengine is designed for industrial enterprises and organizations running traditional data historians or legacy industrial IoT platforms.
From $281.25/mo Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.8 Visit Specs - 05
LinDB LinDB suits teams collecting and analyzing numeric metrics for IoT or IT operations across infrastructure and application layers.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 06
CnosDB CnosDB suits teams managing time-series data for the listed IoT, industrial, vehicle, or IT operations uses.
Free plan macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.5 Visit Specs - 07
openGemini openGemini suits teams managing time-series workloads for observability, IoT, or operations analysis, especially those needing distributed scaling and multiple ingestion routes.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.5 Visit Specs - 08 GroveStreams From $599/mo Free trial Web · API8.3 Visit Specs
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TimescaleDB From $30/mo Free plan Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs - 10 DolphinDB
It suits teams building real-time analytics or stream-processing systems across the listed industries, including deployments that need horizontal scaling or high availability.
Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · API8.2 Visit Specs - 11 FiloDB
It suits teams needing self-managed, horizontally scalable time-series infrastructure with PromQL, Kafka, or Influx Line Protocol inputs.
Free plan macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.1 Visit Specs - 12
OneTick OneTick is aimed at hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, brokers, banks, asset managers, data marketplaces, and exchanges.
Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 13
QuestDB QuestDB suits teams building time-series workloads that need SQL querying and low-latency ingestion.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 14
VictoriaMetrics It suits teams that need metrics monitoring and storage, or organizations building observability across metrics, logs, and traces.
From $200/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 15
Warp 10 Warp 10 suits teams collecting and analyzing sensor or other time-series data, especially those needing self-hosting, multiple deployment modes, or data-science and dashboard integrations.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 16 GreptimeDB
GreptimeDB suits teams handling time-indexed observability or IoT data that want SQL and PromQL querying.
From $290/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.0 Visit Specs - 17 Cortex Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.9 Visit Specs
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kdb+ kdb+ suits teams analyzing high-volume time-series data in finance, fraud, industrial monitoring, or related sectors.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.9 Visit Specs - 19 RRDtool Free plan Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.8 Visit Specs
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Gnocchi Linux · API · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 21
M3 Free plan macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.7 Visit Specs - 22
Prometheus It suits teams that need open-source metrics collection, querying and alerting, including self-hosted deployments.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 23
TrendMiner Web · Windows · Linux · API7.7 Visit Specs - 24 Axibase Time Series Database Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.6 Visit Specs
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SiriDB From €150/mo macOS · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.5 Visit Specs - 27
TimeBase Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · API7.5 Visit Specs - 28
TimechoDB Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.5 Visit Specs - 29
Graphite Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs - 30 KairosDB Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted7.3 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of InfluxDB
Readers may prefer another database when they need relational or document models, embedded operation, globally distributed NoSQL, or a provider-managed service. Switching means weighing those models against InfluxDB’s time-series design, InfluxQL, line protocol, Telegraf, and retention policies. Compare query language, ingestion paths, scaling, availability, security, deployment, supported platforms, and whether free-plan terms or custom pricing suit your workload.