Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onWindows, Linux
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deploymentself hosted
- 4Retention policiesYes
- 5Ingestion methodscommand line; standard-input pipes; Perl; Python; Ruby; Lua; Tcl
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: oss.oetiker.ch
Overview
RRDtool is ranked #31 of 36 in time-series databases on Specifiction. It runs on Windows, Linux.
Compared on time-series databases
- Free plan
- Yesoss.oetiker.ch
- Deployment
- self_hostedoss.oetiker.ch
- Retention policies
- Yesoss.oetiker.ch
- Ingestion methods
- command line; standard-input pipes; Perl; Python; Ruby; Lua; Tcloss.oetiker.ch
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Time-Series Databases in 2026#31 of 36
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