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Apache IoTDB vs OpenTSDB

Apache IoTDB

iotdb.apache.org

OpenTSDB

opentsdb.net

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FigureApache IoTDBOpenTSDB
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published21
Spec score · Time-Series Databases9.1 (#2)7.6 (#26)
IntegrationsDocumented integrations include Telegraf, NiFi, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Zeppelin, Grafana, DataEase, DBeaver and ThingsBoard.The docs say open-source tools including Grafana and Bosun can access OpenTSDB data.

Plans

Apache IoTDB

  • Apache IoTDBFree
  • Apache IoTDB CommunityFree

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OpenTSDB

  • OpenTSDBFree

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In their own words

Apache IoTDB

Apache IoTDB is an open-source industrial IoT time-series database for collecting, storing, managing, and analyzing device data across edge and cloud deployments. The project describes high-speed writes for millions of networked devices alongside fast reads. Query features include aligning time across devices and sensors, time-series computation, and aggregation by time dimensions. Ingestion options include IoTDB-SQL, JDBC, Java, C++, Python, and Go native APIs, REST, MQTT, CSV, and TsFile. Named analysis ecosystem examples include Hadoop, Spark, Flink, and Grafana. Deployment options include cloud installation, a desktop terminal tool, and synchronization between cloud and on-premise machines. The REST service is disabled by default and uses Basic Authentication except for the health check endpoint. Data and cluster permissions can be managed through users, roles, and privileges. The homepage states disk storage can cost less than $0.23 per GB. The project lists energy, aerospace, transportation, steel, and other IoT scenarios. Its JDBC documentation cautions that insert operations may not provide high-performance writing and recommends the Java Native API for Java applications.

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OpenTSDB

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