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Comparison

InfluxDB vs TimescaleDB

No clear leader: InfluxDB (58.3) and TimescaleDB (56.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

InfluxDB full profile →TimescaleDB full profile →
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InfluxDB58
TimescaleDB57
Score
vioscaleAI score
InfluxDB58 / 100medium · 68%
TimescaleDB57 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Model
InfluxDBcommercial
TimescaleDBfreemium
Price level
InfluxDBlow
TimescaleDBmid
Starting price
InfluxDB–
TimescaleDB$30
Transparent
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Integrations
Count
InfluxDB5,000
TimescaleDB3
Security
Certifications
InfluxDB–
TimescaleDBSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Gdpr
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Hipaa
InfluxDB–
TimescaleDB✓
Iso27001
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB–
Pci
InfluxDB–
TimescaleDB✓
Scorecard
InfluxDB6.7
TimescaleDB4.6
Soc2
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
InfluxDB10,935
TimescaleDB0
Github stars
InfluxDB31,759
TimescaleDB23,634
Activity
Commits last 30d
InfluxDB1
TimescaleDB100
Release
Cadence days
InfluxDB13
TimescaleDB12
History
InfluxDB20 items
TimescaleDB20 items
License
Spdx
InfluxDBApache-2.0
TimescaleDB–
Language
Primary
InfluxDBRust
TimescaleDBC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
InfluxDB7 items
TimescaleDB7 items

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
TimescaleDBSQL
SQL compatibility
InfluxDBFull SQL
TimescaleDBFull SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
InfluxDBPush
TimescaleDBBoth
Model
Data model
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
TimescaleDBMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
InfluxDBRetention policies
TimescaleDBContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
InfluxDBAutomatic
TimescaleDBAutomatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
InfluxDBParquet columnar
TimescaleDBRow-columnar with compression
Performance
High-cardinality handling
InfluxDBStrong
TimescaleDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
TimescaleDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Deployment
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
TimescaleDBEmbedded
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
InfluxDB✗
TimescaleDB-
Licensing
Licence class
InfluxDBPermissive OSS
TimescaleDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

InfluxDB

A time-stamped data repository engineered to accept high-volume streams of metrics and contextual events, then return query results with minimal latency. Common use cases include infrastructure monitoring, system performance analysis, and real-time business intelligence.

Independently observed

TimescaleDB

A PostgreSQL-based time-series database optimized to efficiently ingest and store massive volumes of continuously-generated sensor and machine data, with automatic data partitioning, columnar storage compression, and tiered storage for cost-effective long-term retention.

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

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with usage-based pricing. Enterprise options require quote.

  • InfluxDB Cloud ServerlessFree
  • InfluxDB Cloud DedicatedContact sales
  • InfluxDB ClusteredContact sales
as of verify ↗

TimescaleDB

from $30/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $30/month minimum compute. Storage from $0.177–$0.212/GB-month. 30-day free trial.

  • Performance$30/month minimum compute; $0.177/GB-month storage
    • 4 database services
    • Up to 16 TB disk storage per service
    • Single-node high-availability replicas
    • Performance Insights
    • Basic support (business hours)
  • Scale$36/month minimum compute; $0.212/GB-month storage
    • Unlimited tiered storage
    • Multi-node high-availability replicas
    • Integrations with observability tools
    • SAML single-sign-on
    • HIPAA compliance
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
InfluxDB✗
TimescaleDB✓
Linux
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✗
CLI
InfluxDB✗
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Self-hosted
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓

Integrations

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

InfluxDB

2 total
  • MailChimp
  • Telegraf
Independently observed

TimescaleDB

9 total
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Observability tools
  • Postgres ecosystem
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
Independently observed
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InfluxDB or TimescaleDB: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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