InfluxDB is an open-source time-series database optimised for metrics storage, retention policies and real-time analytics with native Telegraf collection agent.
| Pricing from | Free |
| Best for | Teams requiring specialised time-series metrics database with high cardinality data and requiring custom storage and retention policies |
| Website | www.influxdata.com |
Strengths and trade-offs
- Exceptional performance for high-cardinality metrics data with superior compression and query efficiency versus generic databases
- Open-source with Telegraf agent provides complete metrics collection stack requiring minimal dependencies
- Requires integration with visualisation tools like Grafana necessitating a larger observability stack
- Smaller ecosystem and community compared to Prometheus may limit available integrations and third-party exporters
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