# Amazon Timestream vs OpenTSDB

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Amazon Timestream

| Attribute | Amazon Timestream | OpenTSDB |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.9 (61% (medium)) | 29.2 (37% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 175 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 5,065 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 22 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Amazon Timestream is a fast, scalable, fully managed time-series database service for workloads from low-latency queries to large-scale data ingestion. It offers multiple database engines including an open source InfluxDB variant with built-in time-series analytics functions. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"clustering":"distributed","data_model":"metrics","deployment":"managed","ingest_model":"push","licence_class":"proprietary","query_language":"SQL","replication_ha":true,"high_cardinality":"strong","sql_compatibility":"full_sql"}` | `{"clustering":"distributed","data_model":"metrics","deployment":"self_hosted","downsampling":"continuous_aggregates","ingest_model":"push","licence_class":"permissive_oss","retention_ttl":"manual"}` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | LGPL-2.1 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"On-Demand","summary":"Hourly compute and storage charges, no upfront commitments","commitment":"monthly","description":"Pay for compute capacity per hour with no long-term commitments, no minimum fees","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Database Savings Plans","summary":"1-year commitment with cost savings vs on-demand","commitment":"annual","description":"Flexible pricing with commitment to specific usage over 1-year term","contactSales":false}],"summary":"On-demand hourly compute/storage or 1-year Database Savings Plans","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/timestream/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:34:47.471Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://opentsdb.net/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:11:51.226Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 77 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.5.0RC1","date":"2024-12-12T20:03:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.5.0RC1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.4.1","date":"2021-09-02T22:28:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.4.0","date":"2018-12-17T02:38:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.3.2","date":"2018-12-17T01:08:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.3.1","date":"2018-05-22T00:27:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.4.0RC2","date":"2017-10-09T04:53:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.4.0RC2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.3.0","date":"2016-12-31T20:18:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.2.2","date":"2016-12-29T18:35:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.3.0RC2","date":"2016-10-08T19:28:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.3.0RC2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.2.1","date":"2016-10-08T19:07:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.3.0RC1","date":"2016-05-02T19:00:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.3.0RC1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.2.0","date":"2016-02-15T01:45:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.1.4","date":"2016-02-14T21:37:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.2.0RC3","date":"2015-11-11T21:06:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.2.0RC3"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.1.3","date":"2015-11-11T20:54:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.2.0RC2","date":"2015-11-10T02:20:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.2.0RC2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.1.2","date":"2015-11-10T01:15:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.2.0RC1","date":"2015-09-12T20:50:35Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.2.0RC1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/2.1.1","date":"2015-09-12T19:49:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/releases/tag/v2.1.0","date":"2015-05-07T04:46:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.1.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 2.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":7,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=net.opentsdb%3Aopentsdb&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` |

## Capabilities (Time-Series Databases)

| Capability | Amazon Timestream | OpenTSDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Query** |  |  |
| Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite) | SQL | - |
| SQL compatibility | Full SQL | - |
| **Ingest** |  |  |
| Ingest model | Push | Push |
| **Model** |  |  |
| Data model | Metrics (labels/tags) | Metrics (labels/tags) |
| **Lifecycle** |  |  |
| Downsampling / rollups | - | Continuous aggregates |
| Retention / TTL | - | Manual |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla) | - | - |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| High-cardinality handling | Strong | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Clustering / horizontal scale | Distributed / sharded | Distributed / sharded |
| Replication / HA | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Managed | Self-hosted |
| **Interop** |  |  |
| Prometheus remote-write compatible | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Proprietary | Permissive OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:44:15.616Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*