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Comparison

InfluxDB vs QuestDB

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 →QuestDB full profile →
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★InfluxDB61
QuestDB50
Score
Vioscale score
InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%updating
QuestDB50 / 100medium · 65%updating
Pricing
Free tier
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
Model
InfluxDBcommercial
QuestDBcommercial
Price level
InfluxDBlow
QuestDBlow
Transparent
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✗
Integrations
Count
InfluxDB5,000
QuestDB10
Security
Disclosure policy
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB–
Gdpr
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
Iso27001
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB–
Scorecard
InfluxDB6.9
QuestDB4.3
Soc2
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
InfluxDB–
QuestDB99.9
Status page
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
InfluxDB–
QuestDB106
Github stars
InfluxDB31,720
QuestDB17,279
Activity
Commits last 30d
InfluxDB3
QuestDB64
Release
Cadence days
InfluxDB19
QuestDB16
History
InfluxDB20 items
QuestDB20 items
License
Spdx
InfluxDBApache-2.0
QuestDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
InfluxDBRust
QuestDBJava
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
QuestDBSQL with time-series extensions (SAMPLE BY, ASOF, HORIZON JOIN, N-dimensional ar
SQL compatibility
InfluxDBFull SQL
QuestDBFull SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
InfluxDBPush
QuestDBPush
Model
Data model
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
QuestDBWide events
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
InfluxDBRetention policies
QuestDBContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
InfluxDBAutomatic
QuestDB-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
InfluxDBParquet columnar
QuestDBcolumnar with frame compression
Performance
High-cardinality handling
InfluxDBStrong
QuestDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
QuestDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
Deployment
Deployment
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
QuestDBSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
InfluxDB✗
QuestDB-
Licensing
Licence class
InfluxDBPermissive OSS
QuestDBPermissive 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

QuestDB

QuestDB is an open-source time-series database engineered for low latency, delivering ultra-low latency ingestion, high throughput, and multi-tier storage for demanding time-series workloads.

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 ↗

QuestDB

HybridFree tier

Open-source Apache 2.0 free tier; QuestDB Cloud and Enterprise plans available via contact/quote

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
CLI
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
Self-hosted
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✓
On-premise
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✗
Hybrid
InfluxDB✓
QuestDB✗

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

QuestDB

10 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • Parquet
  • Arrow
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Debezium
  • Iceberg
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
Independently observed

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