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Comparison

ClickHouse vs InfluxDB

On the evidence we track, ClickHouse leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

ClickHouse full profile →InfluxDB full profile →
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★ClickHouse66
InfluxDB58
Score
vioscaleAI score
ClickHouse66 / 100medium · 60%
InfluxDB58 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Model
ClickHousefreemium
InfluxDBcommercial
Price level
ClickHousemid
InfluxDBlow
Starting price
ClickHouse$53
InfluxDB–
Transparent
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Integrations
Count
ClickHouse100
InfluxDB5,000
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Gdpr
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Hipaa
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB–
Iso27001
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Pci
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB–
Scorecard
ClickHouse4.8
InfluxDB6.7
Soc2
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ClickHouse1
InfluxDB10,935
Github stars
ClickHouse50,255
InfluxDB31,759
Activity
Commits last 30d
ClickHouse100
InfluxDB1
Release
Cadence days
ClickHouse–
InfluxDB13
History
ClickHouse20 items
InfluxDB20 items
License
Spdx
ClickHouseApache-2.0
InfluxDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
ClickHouseC++
InfluxDBRust
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ClickHouse7 items
InfluxDB7 items

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)
ClickHouseSQL
InfluxDBSQL
SQL compatibility
ClickHouseFull SQL
InfluxDBFull SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
ClickHouseBoth
InfluxDBPush
Model
Data model
ClickHouseBoth
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
ClickHouse-
InfluxDBRetention policies
Retention / TTL
ClickHouse-
InfluxDBAutomatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
ClickHousecolumnar
InfluxDBParquet columnar
Performance
High-cardinality handling
ClickHouseStrong
InfluxDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
ClickHouseDistributed / sharded
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Deployment
Deployment
ClickHouseSelf-hosted
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
ClickHouse-
InfluxDB✗
Licensing
Licence class
ClickHousePermissive OSS
InfluxDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

ClickHouse

Leader

A column-oriented database that processes analytical queries efficiently on large datasets using compression and vectorized execution. It supports fast aggregations and search over logs, metrics, and traces, with vector search capabilities for AI workloads.

Independently observed

InfluxDB

A time-stamped data repository engineered to accept high-volume streams of metrics and contextual events, then return query results with minimal latency. Common use cases include infrastructure monitoring, system performance analysis, and real-time business intelligence.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

ClickHouse

Leader
from $53/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $53/month plus usage-based compute and storage. Free tier with $300 credits for 30 days.

  • Basic$53/mo + $0.22 per TB
    • Up to 1 TB storage
    • 1 availability zone
    • Export backups to own cloud account
    • Expert support with 1 business day response time
    • SSO with Google or Microsoft
    • +1 more
  • Scale$437/mo + $0.30 per TB
    • Unlimited storage
    • 2+ availability zones
    • 24x7 expert support with 1 hour response for Severity 1 issues
    • S3 role-based access
    • Automatic vertical scaling
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise$571/mo + $0.39 per TB
    • SAML SSO
    • Private regions
    • Enterprise support with 30 minute response time
    • Named Lead Support Engineer
    • Transparent data encryption and CMEK
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

InfluxDB

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with usage-based pricing. Enterprise options require quote.

  • InfluxDB Cloud ServerlessFree
  • InfluxDB Cloud DedicatedContact sales
  • InfluxDB ClusteredContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✗
Linux
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
CLI
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Self-hosted
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✓
Hybrid
ClickHouse✓
InfluxDB✗

Integrations

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

ClickHouse

Leader
22 total
  • Amazon S3
  • Kafka
  • Airbyte
  • Vector
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft Azure Data Factory
  • dbt
  • Calyptia
  • Dataddo
  • GrowthBook
  • OpenTelemetry
  • HyperDX
  • Langfuse
  • Cassandra
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure
  • GitHub
  • Slack
Independently observed

InfluxDB

2 total
  • MailChimp
  • Telegraf
Independently observed
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