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Comparison

OpenPLC Runtime vs TimescaleDB

On the evidence we track, TimescaleDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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OpenPLC Runtime35
★TimescaleDB57
Score
vioscaleAI score
OpenPLC Runtime35 / 100low · 21%
TimescaleDB57 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✓
Model
OpenPLC Runtimefreemium
TimescaleDBfreemium
Price level
OpenPLC Runtimelow
TimescaleDBmid
Starting price
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB$30
Transparent
OpenPLC Runtime✗
TimescaleDB✓
Integrations
Count
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB3
Security
Certifications
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDBSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB✓
Gdpr
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB✓
Hipaa
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB✓
Pci
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB✓
Scorecard
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB4.6
Soc2
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB✓
Trust center
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDBhttps://www.tigerdata.com/security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB0
Github stars
OpenPLC Runtime1,573
TimescaleDB23,634
Activity
Commits last 30d
OpenPLC Runtime0
TimescaleDB100
Release
Cadence days
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB12
History
OpenPLC Runtime–
TimescaleDB20 items
License
Spdx
OpenPLC RuntimeGPL-3.0
TimescaleDB–
Language
Primary
OpenPLC RuntimeC++
TimescaleDBC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
OpenPLC Runtime4 items
TimescaleDB7 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureOpenPLC RuntimeTimescaleDB
Clustering-distributed
Compression-Row-columnar with compression
Data model-metrics
Deployment-embedded
Downsampling-continuous_aggregates
High cardinality-strong
Ingest model-both
Licence class-permissive_oss
Query language-SQL
Replication ha-✓
Retention ttl-automatic
Sql compatibility-full_sql

What each one is

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

OpenPLC Runtime

An open-source industrial automation system that deploys across diverse hardware from microcontrollers to enterprise servers. Available as a free community edition with optional commercial support and proprietary features.

Independently observed

TimescaleDB

Leader

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.

OpenPLC Runtime

HybridFree tier
as of verify ↗

TimescaleDB

Leader
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
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✓
macOS
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✗
Windows
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✗
Linux
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✗
CLI
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✓
Self-hosted
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✓
On-premise
OpenPLC Runtime✓
TimescaleDB✗

Integrations

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

OpenPLC Runtime

Not documented yet.

TimescaleDB

Leader
9 total
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Observability tools
  • Postgres ecosystem
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
Independently observed
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