Comparison

KairosDB vs VictoriaMetrics

On the evidence we track, VictoriaMetrics leads this comparison with a composite score of 46/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
KairosDB25
VictoriaMetrics46
Score
Vioscale score
KairosDB25 / 100medium · 56%
VictoriaMetrics46 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
Model
KairosDBopen_source
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
KairosDBfree
VictoriaMetricsunknown
Transparent
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
Integrations
Count
KairosDB3
VictoriaMetrics10
Reliability
Status page
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
Adoption
Dependent repos
KairosDB32
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
KairosDB1,762
VictoriaMetrics17,596
Package downloads weekly
KairosDB9
VictoriaMetrics
Activity
Commits last 30d
KairosDB0
VictoriaMetrics97
Release
Cadence days
KairosDB92
VictoriaMetrics
History
KairosDB15 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
KairosDBApache-2.0
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
KairosDBJava
VictoriaMetricsGo
Market
Availability
KairosDB

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
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
KairosDBNon-SQL
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
KairosDBPush
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
KairosDBMetrics (labels/tags)
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
KairosDBContinuous aggregates
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
KairosDBManual
VictoriaMetrics-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
KairosDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
KairosDBStrong
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
KairosDBDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
KairosDBSelf-hosted
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
KairosDB-
VictoriaMetrics
Licensing
Licence class
KairosDBSource-available
VictoriaMetricsPermissive 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

VictoriaMetrics

Leader

Open source time series database optimized for high-cardinality metrics and logs, with both self-hosted and cloud deployment options.

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 ↗

VictoriaMetrics

Leader
Hybrid30-day trial

Prepaid yearly credits option with Stripe and AWS Marketplace fallback. One-month free trial.

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
CLI
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
Self-hosted
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics
Hybrid
KairosDB
VictoriaMetrics

Integrations

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

KairosDB

3 total
  • Cassandra
  • Graphite
  • Telnet
Independently observed

VictoriaMetrics

Leader
10 total
  • Prometheus
  • Logstash
  • Fluentbit
  • Promtail
  • Elasticsearch
  • Loki
  • Grafana
  • OpenLIT
  • S3
  • GCS
Independently observed

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