KairosDB vs OpenTSDB
No clear leader: OpenTSDB (29.2) and KairosDB (25.3) 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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time-series databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
KairosDB
Open-source time series database that leverages Cassandra for storage, providing REST and Graphite protocol support for data ingestion and retrieval, with built-in aggregation functions and extensible architecture via plugins.
OpenTSDB
An open-source time series database built on Hadoop and HBase that stores metric data with millisecond precision and scales to millions of writes per second.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
KairosDB
- Cassandra
- Graphite
- Telnet
OpenTSDB
Not documented yet.
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.