Comparison

InfluxDB vs TDengine

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
TDengine56
Score
Vioscale score
InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%
TDengine56 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
InfluxDB
TDengine
Model
InfluxDBcommercial
TDenginefreemium
Price level
InfluxDBlow
TDenginelow
Transparent
InfluxDB
TDengine
Integrations
Count
InfluxDB5,000
TDengine3
Security
Disclosure policy
InfluxDB
TDengine
Gdpr
InfluxDB
TDengine
Iso27001
InfluxDB
TDengine
Scorecard
InfluxDB6.9
TDengine4
Soc2
InfluxDB
TDengine
Reliability
Status page
InfluxDB
TDengine
Adoption
Dependent repos
InfluxDB
TDengine7
Github stars
InfluxDB31,720
TDengine25,090
Activity
Commits last 30d
InfluxDB3
TDengine100
Release
Cadence days
InfluxDB19
TDengine28
History
InfluxDB20 items
TDengine20 items
License
Spdx
InfluxDBApache-2.0
TDengineAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
InfluxDBRust
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)
InfluxDBSQL
TDengine-
SQL compatibility
InfluxDBFull SQL
TDengine-
Ingest
Ingest model
InfluxDBPush
TDenginePush
Model
Data model
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
TDengineMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
InfluxDBRetention policies
TDengineContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
InfluxDBAutomatic
TDengine-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
InfluxDBParquet columnar
TDengine-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
InfluxDBStrong
TDengineStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
TDengineDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
InfluxDB
TDengine
Deployment
Deployment
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
TDengineSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
InfluxDB
TDengine-
Licensing
Licence class
InfluxDBPermissive OSS
TDengineSource-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

TDengine

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.

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 ↗

TDengine

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
InfluxDB
TDengine
macOS
InfluxDB
TDengine
Linux
InfluxDB
TDengine
CLI
InfluxDB
TDengine
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
InfluxDB
TDengine
Self-hosted
InfluxDB
TDengine
On-premise
InfluxDB
TDengine
Hybrid
InfluxDB
TDengine

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

TDengine

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.

InfluxDB vs TDengine: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale