Amazon Timestream vs KairosDB
Amazon Timestream
aws.amazon.comKairosDB
kairosdb.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Amazon Timestream | KairosDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 0 |
| Spec score · Time-Series Databases | 9.5 (#1) | 7.3 (#31) |
| Purpose | Amazon Timestream offers managed time-series database engines for workloads ranging from low-latency queries to large-scale data ingestion. | KairosDB is a fast, distributed, scalable time-series database built on Cassandra. |
| Security | AWS says Timestream data is encrypted by default, and supports customer-managed AWS KMS keys for specified InfluxDB deployments. | The KairosDB pages reviewed do not state security certifications or compliance claims. |
Plans
Amazon Timestream
- On-demandPrice not published
- Amazon Timestream on-demandFree
- Timestream for InfluxDB single-AZ example$737.88 a month
- Database Savings PlansPrice not published
- Timestream for LiveAnalytics on-demandPrice not published
In their own words
Amazon Timestream
Amazon Timestream is a managed cloud service offering time-series database engines for low-latency queries and large-scale ingestion. Timestream for LiveAnalytics scales ingestion, storage and query capacity independently and can process millions of queries. Memory and magnetic tiers support retention rules that move data and delete older records. Timestream for InfluxDB 3 Enterprise supports clusters of up to 15 nodes assigned to ingestion, query or compaction work. Backups can run hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or on a custom cron schedule, with retention from one to 365 days; on-demand backups can remain for up to 3,650 days. AWS states that data is encrypted by default and documents IAM, KMS and AWS Backup integrations. Ingestion options include SDKs, CLI, WriteRecords API, Lambda, IoT Core, Kinesis, MSK, Managed Service for Apache Flink and Telegraf. SQL, Flux and InfluxQL are supported query languages.
KairosDB
KairosDB has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.