Comparison

GreptimeDB vs TDengine

On the evidence we track, TDengine leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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GreptimeDB50
TDengine56
Score
Vioscale score
GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 62%
TDengine56 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Model
GreptimeDBcommercial
TDenginefreemium
Price level
GreptimeDBhigh
TDenginelow
Transparent
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Integrations
Count
GreptimeDB8
TDengine3
Reliability
Status page
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Adoption
Dependent repos
GreptimeDB0
TDengine7
Github stars
GreptimeDB6,573
TDengine25,090
Activity
Commits last 30d
GreptimeDB100
TDengine100
Release
Cadence days
GreptimeDB3
TDengine28
History
GreptimeDB20 items
TDengine20 items
License
Spdx
GreptimeDBApache-2.0
TDengineAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
GreptimeDBRust
TDengineC
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)
GreptimeDBSQL and PromQL
TDengine-
SQL compatibility
GreptimeDBFull SQL
TDengine-
Ingest
Ingest model
GreptimeDBBoth
TDenginePush
Model
Data model
GreptimeDBBoth
TDengineMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
GreptimeDBContinuous aggregates
TDengineContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
GreptimeDBAutomatic
TDengine-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
GreptimeDBcolumnar
TDengine-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
GreptimeDBStrong
TDengineStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
GreptimeDBDistributed / sharded
TDengineDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Deployment
Deployment
GreptimeDBManaged
TDengineSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
GreptimeDB
TDengine-
Licensing
Licence class
GreptimeDBSource-available
TDengineSource-available

What each one is

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

GreptimeDB

A time-series and observability database that consolidates multiple signal types—metrics, logs, traces, and events—into a single queryable system using standard protocols like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. It uses columnar storage on object storage for cost-effective scalability and provides both open-source and fully-managed cloud deployment options.

Independently observed

TDengine

Leader

AI-native industrial data platform and high-performance time-series database that unifies data ingestion, storage, analytics, modeling, visualization, and AI applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

GreptimeDB

from $290/moHybridFree tier

From $290/month (fully-managed). Free open-source tier. Custom enterprise pricing for self-hosted deployments.

  • Open SourceFree
    • High-performance ingestion
    • High-performance query
    • Multi-protocol support (OTLP, Prometheus, InfluxDB)
    • Log query endpoints
    • Cluster deployment
    • +3 more
  • GreptimeDB Enterprise Fully-ManagedFrom $290/month, fully-managed
    • Unlimited data storage and retention
    • Completely isolated resource control and network
    • Fully-managed and customizable deployment topology
    • SQL, PromQL, OpenTelemetry support
    • Automatic scaling and optimization
    • +7 more
  • GreptimeDB Enterprise Bring Your Own CloudContact sales
    • Installation service for your infrastructure or AWS account
    • Full data sovereignty and control
    • Advanced technical support
    • Custom SLA and dedicated account management
    • Operational tools and UI
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

TDengine

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free for up to 5,000 tags. Annual licenses from $12,500/year, perpetual from $31,250 (both scale with tag count). Optional support from $3,375/year. High Availability at +30%.

  • Free TierFree
    • Up to 5,000 tags
    • Product usage rights
  • Annual LicenseFrom $12,500/year for 7,500 tags. Standard Support included.
    • Pricing scales from 7,500 to 500,000+ tags
    • Standard Support
    • Software updates
    • Security patches
  • Perpetual LicenseFrom $31,250 for 7,500 tags. One-time payment.
    • Perpetual usage rights
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Android
GreptimeDB
TDengine
macOS
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Windows
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Linux
GreptimeDB
TDengine
CLI
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Self-hosted
GreptimeDB
TDengine
On-premise
GreptimeDB
TDengine
Hybrid
GreptimeDB
TDengine

Integrations

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

GreptimeDB

8 total
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • InfluxDB
  • Loki
  • Elasticsearch
  • VictoriaLogs
  • Jaeger
  • MySQL
Independently observed

TDengine

Leader
3 total
  • Java
  • Python
  • Go
Independently observed

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