Comparison

InfluxDB vs M3DB

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.

InfluxDB full profile →M3DB full profile →

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★InfluxDB61

M3DB36

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	InfluxDBLeader	M3DB
Vioscale score	61 / 100medium · 70%	36 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5,000	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.9	3.3
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fm3db%2Fm3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	10
Github starsadoption.github_stars	31,720	4,895
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	3	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	19	11
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%

M3DB36 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✓

Model

InfluxDBcommercial

M3DBopen_source

Price level

InfluxDBlow

M3DBfree

Transparent

InfluxDB✓

M3DB–

Integrations

Count

InfluxDB5,000

M3DB4

Security

Disclosure policy

InfluxDB✓

M3DB–

Gdpr

InfluxDB✓

M3DB–

Iso27001

InfluxDB✓

M3DB–

Scorecard

InfluxDB6.9

M3DB3.3

Soc2

InfluxDB✓

M3DB–

Vulnerabilities

InfluxDB–

M3DBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fm3db%2Fm3&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

InfluxDB✓

M3DB–

Adoption

Dependent repos

InfluxDB–

M3DB10

Github stars

InfluxDB31,720

M3DB4,895

Activity

Commits last 30d

InfluxDB3

M3DB0

Release

Cadence days

InfluxDB19

M3DB11

History

InfluxDB20 items

M3DB20 items

License

Spdx

InfluxDBApache-2.0

M3DBApache-2.0

Language

Primary

InfluxDBRust

M3DBGo

Market

Availability

InfluxDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

M3DBAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Time-Series Databases
Capability	InfluxDB	M3DB
Query
Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)	SQL	PromQL, Graphite
SQL compatibility	Full SQL	Non-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model	Push	Push
Model
Data model	Metrics (labels/tags)	Metrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups	Retention policies	Retention policies
Retention / TTL	Automatic	Automatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)	Parquet columnar	columnar
Performance
High-cardinality handling	Strong	Strong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale	Distributed / sharded	Distributed / sharded
Replication / HA	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible	✗	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Permissive OSS

Query

Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)

InfluxDBSQL

M3DBPromQL, Graphite

SQL compatibility

InfluxDBFull SQL

M3DBNon-SQL

Ingest

Ingest model

InfluxDBPush

M3DBPush

Model

Data model

InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)

M3DBMetrics (labels/tags)

Lifecycle

Downsampling / rollups

InfluxDBRetention policies

M3DBRetention policies

Retention / TTL

InfluxDBAutomatic

M3DBAutomatic

Storage

Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)

InfluxDBParquet columnar

M3DBcolumnar

Performance

High-cardinality handling

InfluxDBStrong

M3DBStrong

Scale

Clustering / horizontal scale

InfluxDBDistributed / sharded

M3DBDistributed / sharded

Replication / HA

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✓

Deployment

InfluxDBSelf-hosted

M3DBSelf-hosted

Interop

Prometheus remote-write compatible

InfluxDB✗

M3DB✓

Licensing

Licence class

InfluxDBPermissive OSS

M3DBPermissive OSS

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

M3DB

M3 is a metrics platform consisting of a distributed time-series database, query engine, and ingestion system designed to handle massive metric volumes efficiently. It provides Prometheus and Graphite compatibility while optimizing for performance and cost efficiency through purpose-built storage and querying components.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

M3DB

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	InfluxDB	M3DB
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✗

CLI

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✗

Self-hosted

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✓

On-premise

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✗

Hybrid

InfluxDB✓

M3DB✗

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

M3DB

4 total

Prometheus
Graphite
Kubernetes
Docker

Independently observed

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