Influxdb
InfluxDB is a purpose-built time-series database for metrics, events, and real-time analytics.
Our verdict
Who it's for
High-speed time-series database for real-time analytics
Who should look elsewhere
Flux learning curve
Pros
- +Purpose-built time-series
- +Good performance
- +Telegraf integration
- +Flux query language
- +Cloud option
Cons
- −Flux learning curve
- −Version confusion (1.x vs 2.x)
- −Expensive cloud
- −Cluster enterprise only
- −Schema design tricky
Key features
- ✓Time-series database
- ✓High-speed ingestion
- ✓Real-time analytics
- ✓Flux query language
- ✓Read replicas
- ✓Private networking
- ✓SAML/SSO
- ✓SOC 2 and ISO compliance
- ✓Self-hosted option
- ✓Edge deployment
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Serverless (Free) | $0 | month | $250 credit for new users; 30-day data retention; 5 MB/5 min ingest limit |
| Cloud Serverless (Paid) | — | month | $0.0025/MB ingestion; $0.012/100 queries; $0.002/GB-hour storage |
| Cloud Dedicated | — | month | Usage-based infrastructure; Unlimited retention and scalability; High-speed ingest |
| Core (OSS) | $0 | month | Free and open-source; Unlimited storage; S3-compatible object store |
| Enterprise | — | month | Unlimited everything; Enterprise security controls; SAML/SSO |
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