Comparison

Amazon Timestream vs InfluxDB

On the evidence we track, InfluxDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Timestream52
InfluxDB61
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Timestream52 / 100medium · 61%
InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Model
Amazon Timestreamfreemium
InfluxDBcommercial
Price level
Amazon Timestreamlow
InfluxDBlow
Transparent
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Integrations
Count
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB5,000
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Fedramp
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Gdpr
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Hipaa
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Iso27001
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Pci
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Scorecard
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB6.9
Soc2
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon Timestream99.99
InfluxDB
Status page
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Adoption
Github stars
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB31,720
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB3
Release
Cadence days
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB19
History
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB20 items
License
Spdx
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDBRust
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time-series databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Query
Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)
Amazon TimestreamSQL
InfluxDBSQL
SQL compatibility
Amazon TimestreamFull SQL
InfluxDBFull SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
Amazon TimestreamPush
InfluxDBPush
Model
Data model
Amazon TimestreamMetrics (labels/tags)
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
Amazon Timestream-
InfluxDBRetention policies
Retention / TTL
Amazon Timestream-
InfluxDBAutomatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
Amazon Timestream-
InfluxDBParquet columnar
Performance
High-cardinality handling
Amazon TimestreamStrong
InfluxDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
Amazon TimestreamDistributed / sharded
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Deployment
Deployment
Amazon TimestreamManaged
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
Amazon Timestream-
InfluxDB
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon TimestreamProprietary
InfluxDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Timestream

Amazon Timestream is a fast, scalable, fully managed time-series database service for workloads from low-latency queries to large-scale data ingestion. It offers multiple database engines including an open source InfluxDB variant with built-in time-series analytics functions.

Independently observed

InfluxDB

Leader

A purpose-built database engineered to handle continuous, high-velocity time series data at scale. It delivers rapid data ingestion, real-time SQL querying, and seamless scalability across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Timestream

Hybrid

On-demand hourly compute/storage or 1-year Database Savings Plans

  • On-DemandHourly compute and storage charges, no upfront commitments
  • Database Savings Plans1-year commitment with cost savings vs on-demand
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InfluxDB

Leader
HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with $250 credit for 30 days; metered usage-based pricing for Cloud Serverless starting at $0.0025/MB

  • Cloud ServerlessFree
    • Fully managed
    • Elastic
    • Multi-tenant
    • No minimums
    • No long-term commitment
  • Cloud DedicatedContact sales
    • Fully managed
    • Single-tenant
    • Unlimited scale
    • Secure private connections
    • Enhanced support
  • ClusteredContact sales
    • Self-managed
    • On-premise and private cloud
    • Unlimited scale
    • High availability
    • Enterprise-grade security
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
CLI
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Self-hosted
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
On-premise
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB
Hybrid
Amazon Timestream
InfluxDB

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Timestream

Not documented yet.

InfluxDB

Leader
1 total
  • MailChimp
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.