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Comparison

Eclipse Ditto vs TimescaleDB

On the evidence we track, TimescaleDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Eclipse Ditto50
★TimescaleDB57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Eclipse Ditto50 / 100low · 43%
TimescaleDB57 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Model
Eclipse Dittoopen_source
TimescaleDBfreemium
Price level
Eclipse Dittofree
TimescaleDBmid
Starting price
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB$30
Transparent
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Integrations
Count
Eclipse Ditto6
TimescaleDB3
Security
Certifications
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDBSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Gdpr
Eclipse Ditto✓
TimescaleDB✓
Hipaa
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Pci
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Scorecard
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB4.6
Soc2
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eclipse Ditto0
TimescaleDB0
Github stars
Eclipse Ditto936
TimescaleDB23,634
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eclipse Ditto43
TimescaleDB100
Release
Cadence days
Eclipse Ditto8
TimescaleDB12
History
Eclipse Ditto20 items
TimescaleDB20 items
License
Spdx
Eclipse DittoEPL-2.0
TimescaleDB–
Language
Primary
Eclipse DittoJava
TimescaleDBC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Eclipse Ditto6 items
TimescaleDB7 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureEclipse DittoTimescaleDB
Clustering-distributed
Compression-Row-columnar with compression
Data model-metrics
Deployment-embedded
Downsampling-continuous_aggregates
High cardinality-strong
Ingest model-both
Licence class-permissive_oss
Query language-SQL
Replication ha-✓
Retention ttl-automatic
Sql compatibility-full_sql

What each one is

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

Eclipse Ditto

Eclipse Ditto enables the creation of virtual, cloud-based copies of real-world devices and systems—such as sensors, vehicles, and grid infrastructure—for digital management and interaction.

Independently observed

TimescaleDB

Leader

A PostgreSQL-based time-series database optimized to efficiently ingest and store massive volumes of continuously-generated sensor and machine data, with automatic data partitioning, columnar storage compression, and tiered storage for cost-effective long-term retention.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Eclipse Ditto

Open source
as of verify ↗

TimescaleDB

Leader
from $30/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $30/month minimum compute. Storage from $0.177–$0.212/GB-month. 30-day free trial.

  • Performance$30/month minimum compute; $0.177/GB-month storage
    • 4 database services
    • Up to 16 TB disk storage per service
    • Single-node high-availability replicas
    • Performance Insights
    • Basic support (business hours)
  • Scale$36/month minimum compute; $0.212/GB-month storage
    • Unlimited tiered storage
    • Multi-node high-availability replicas
    • Integrations with observability tools
    • SAML single-sign-on
    • HIPAA compliance
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
CLI
Eclipse Ditto–
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eclipse Ditto✓
TimescaleDB✓
Self-hosted
Eclipse Ditto✓
TimescaleDB✓

Integrations

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

Eclipse Ditto

6 total
  • Eclipse Mosquitto
  • Eclipse Hono
  • Apache Kafka
  • AMQP
  • MQTT
  • HTTP
Independently observed

TimescaleDB

Leader
9 total
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Observability tools
  • Postgres ecosystem
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
Independently observed
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Eclipse Ditto or TimescaleDB: which one depends on you

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