Comparison

OpenTSDB 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
OpenTSDB29
VictoriaMetrics46
Score
Vioscale score
OpenTSDB29 / 100low · 37%
VictoriaMetrics46 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
Model
OpenTSDBopen_source
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
OpenTSDBfree
VictoriaMetricsunknown
Transparent
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
Integrations
Count
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics10
Reliability
Status page
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
Adoption
Dependent repos
OpenTSDB175
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
OpenTSDB5,065
VictoriaMetrics17,596
Package downloads weekly
OpenTSDB22
VictoriaMetrics
Activity
Commits last 30d
OpenTSDB0
VictoriaMetrics97
Release
Cadence days
OpenTSDB77
VictoriaMetrics
History
OpenTSDB20 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
OpenTSDBLGPL-2.1
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
OpenTSDBJava
VictoriaMetricsGo
Market
Availability
OpenTSDB

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)
OpenTSDB-
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
OpenTSDB-
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
OpenTSDBPush
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
OpenTSDBMetrics (labels/tags)
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
OpenTSDBContinuous aggregates
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
OpenTSDBManual
VictoriaMetrics-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
OpenTSDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
OpenTSDB-
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
OpenTSDBDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
OpenTSDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
OpenTSDBSelf-hosted
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
OpenTSDB-
VictoriaMetrics
Licensing
Licence class
OpenTSDBPermissive OSS
VictoriaMetricsPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

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.

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.

OpenTSDB

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
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
CLI
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
Self-hosted
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
On-premise
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics
Hybrid
OpenTSDB
VictoriaMetrics

Integrations

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

OpenTSDB

Not documented yet.

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.