Apache IoTDB vs Cortex
| Apache IoTDB | Cortex | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Deployment | both | self_hosted |
| SQL support | Yes | No |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| Query languages | IoTDB-SQL; Tree Mode SQL; Table Mode SQL | PromQL |
| Ingestion methods | INSERT SQL; Java JDBC; Java, C++, Python, and Go native APIs; REST API; MQTT; CSV; TsFile | Prometheus remote_write; OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Specifiction, Apache IoTDB scores higher on our published basis.