Comparison

KairosDB vs QuestDB

On the evidence we track, QuestDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 50/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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KairosDB25
QuestDB50
Score
Vioscale score
KairosDB25 / 100medium · 56%
QuestDB50 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
KairosDB
QuestDB
Model
KairosDBopen_source
QuestDBcommercial
Price level
KairosDBfree
QuestDBlow
Transparent
KairosDB
QuestDB
Integrations
Count
KairosDB3
QuestDB10
Reliability
Sla pct
KairosDB
QuestDB99.9
Status page
KairosDB
QuestDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
KairosDB32
QuestDB106
Github stars
KairosDB1,762
QuestDB17,279
Package downloads weekly
KairosDB9
QuestDB
Activity
Commits last 30d
KairosDB0
QuestDB64
Release
Cadence days
KairosDB92
QuestDB16
History
KairosDB15 items
QuestDB20 items
License
Spdx
KairosDBApache-2.0
QuestDBApache-2.0
Language
Primary
KairosDBJava
QuestDBJava
Market

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)
KairosDBREST API, Graphite protocol
QuestDBSQL with time-series extensions (SAMPLE BY, ASOF, HORIZON JOIN, N-dimensional ar
SQL compatibility
KairosDBNon-SQL
QuestDBFull SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
KairosDBPush
QuestDBPush
Model
Data model
KairosDBMetrics (labels/tags)
QuestDBWide events
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
KairosDBContinuous aggregates
QuestDBContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
KairosDBManual
QuestDB-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
KairosDB-
QuestDBcolumnar with frame compression
Performance
High-cardinality handling
KairosDBStrong
QuestDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
KairosDBDistributed / sharded
QuestDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
KairosDB
QuestDB
Deployment
Deployment
KairosDBSelf-hosted
QuestDBSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
KairosDB-
QuestDB-
Licensing
Licence class
KairosDBSource-available
QuestDBPermissive OSS

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.

Independently observed

QuestDB

Leader

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.

KairosDB

Open source
as of verify ↗

QuestDB

Leader
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
KairosDB
QuestDB
CLI
KairosDB
QuestDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KairosDB
QuestDB
Self-hosted
KairosDB
QuestDB

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Cassandra

KairosDB

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Graphite
  • Telnet
Independently observed

QuestDB

Leader
10 total - 9 not shared
  • PostgreSQL
  • Parquet
  • Arrow
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Debezium
  • Iceberg
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
Independently observed

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