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Comparison

InfluxDB vs TimescaleDB

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 →TimescaleDB full profile →
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★InfluxDB61
TimescaleDB55
Score
Vioscale score
InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%
TimescaleDB55 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Model
InfluxDBcommercial
TimescaleDBcommercial
Price level
InfluxDBlow
TimescaleDBlow
Transparent
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✗
Integrations
Count
InfluxDB5,000
TimescaleDB7
Security
Disclosure policy
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Gdpr
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB–
Hipaa
InfluxDB–
TimescaleDB✓
Iso27001
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB–
Scorecard
InfluxDB6.9
TimescaleDB5.8
Soc2
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
InfluxDB–
TimescaleDB0
Github stars
InfluxDB31,720
TimescaleDB23,420
Activity
Commits last 30d
InfluxDB3
TimescaleDB100
Release
Cadence days
InfluxDB19
TimescaleDB13
History
InfluxDB20 items
TimescaleDB20 items
License
Spdx
InfluxDBApache-2.0
TimescaleDB–
Language
Primary
InfluxDBRust
TimescaleDBC
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
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
TimescaleDB-
Retention / TTL
InfluxDBAutomatic
TimescaleDB-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
InfluxDBParquet columnar
TimescaleDB-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
InfluxDBStrong
TimescaleDB-
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

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

TimescaleDB

TimescaleDB is a PostgreSQL extension designed to handle machine data and time-series workloads at scale, enabling operational databases for IoT platforms and physical-world monitoring.

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 ↗

TimescaleDB

HybridFree tier

Open source core; Cloud managed and Enterprise self-hosted options available; contact sales for pricing details

  • Cloud Basic SupportFree
    • Email support
    • General questions
    • Best practices guidance
  • Cloud Production SupportContact sales
    • 24x7 support for Severity 1-2
    • 1h response for critical issues
    • Support portal access
    • On-call assistance
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✓
CLI
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Self-hosted
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
On-premise
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✓
Hybrid
InfluxDB✓
TimescaleDB✗

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

TimescaleDB

7 total
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Observability tools
  • Postgres ecosystem
Independently observed

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