Comparison

InfluxDB vs KairosDB

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.

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InfluxDB61
KairosDB25
Score
Vioscale score
InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%
KairosDB25 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Model
InfluxDBcommercial
KairosDBopen_source
Price level
InfluxDBlow
KairosDBfree
Transparent
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Integrations
Count
InfluxDB5,000
KairosDB3
Security
Disclosure policy
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Gdpr
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Iso27001
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Scorecard
InfluxDB6.9
KairosDB3.4
Soc2
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Reliability
Status page
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
InfluxDB
KairosDB32
Github stars
InfluxDB31,720
KairosDB1,762
Package downloads weekly
InfluxDB
KairosDB9
Activity
Commits last 30d
InfluxDB3
KairosDB0
Release
Cadence days
InfluxDB19
KairosDB92
History
InfluxDB20 items
KairosDB15 items
License
Spdx
InfluxDBApache-2.0
KairosDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
InfluxDBRust
KairosDBJava
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)
InfluxDBSQL
KairosDBREST API, Graphite protocol
SQL compatibility
InfluxDBFull SQL
KairosDBNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
InfluxDBPush
KairosDBPush
Model
Data model
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
KairosDBMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
InfluxDBRetention policies
KairosDBContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
InfluxDBAutomatic
KairosDBManual
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
InfluxDBParquet columnar
KairosDB-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
InfluxDBStrong
KairosDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
KairosDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
InfluxDB
KairosDB
Deployment
Deployment
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
KairosDBSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
InfluxDB
KairosDB-
Licensing
Licence class
InfluxDBPermissive OSS
KairosDBSource-available

What each one is

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

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

KairosDB

Open-source time series database that leverages Cassandra for storage, providing REST and Graphite protocol support for data ingestion and retrieval, with built-in aggregation functions and extensible architecture via plugins.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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
as of verify ↗

KairosDB

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

InfluxDB

Leader
1 total
  • MailChimp
Independently observed

KairosDB

3 total
  • Cassandra
  • Graphite
  • Telnet
Independently observed

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