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At a Glance
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Star Rating
(100)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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QuestDB
QuestDB
Star Rating
(34)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that InfluxDB has a solid performance in handling time-series data, but reviewers mention that QuestDB excels with its lower query latency, making it a preferred choice for real-time analytics.
  • Reviewers mention that QuestDB's architecture supports a lockless design, which enhances data security and performance, while users on G2 note that InfluxDB's architecture can sometimes lead to bottlenecks under heavy loads.
  • G2 users highlight that QuestDB offers faster ingestion rates, particularly for high-velocity data streams, whereas users say that InfluxDB's ingestion speed is adequate but may not match QuestDB's capabilities in demanding scenarios.
  • Users report that QuestDB's built-in connectors simplify integration with various data sources, while reviewers mention that InfluxDB requires more manual setup for similar integrations, which can be a drawback for some users.
  • Reviewers mention that InfluxDB provides a user-friendly interface, but users say that QuestDB's ease of setup and administration is notably higher, making it more accessible for teams with limited technical expertise.
  • Users on G2 highlight that QuestDB's continuous queries feature is particularly robust, allowing for efficient real-time data processing, while reviewers say that InfluxDB's continuous queries can be less intuitive and require more configuration.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
InfluxDB
Free
$0.00
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QuestDB
No pricing available
Free Trial
InfluxDB
Free Trial is available
QuestDB
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
81
8.9
25
Ease of Use
8.5
82
8.9
26
Ease of Setup
8.8
49
9.2
18
Ease of Admin
8.7
48
8.9
11
Quality of Support
8.6
74
9.8
24
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
37
9.3
10
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
83
9.5
25
Features by Category
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.0
66
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Real-time Analytic DatabaseHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Query latency
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data latency
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Connectors
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scale
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Architecture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
QuestDB
QuestDB
InfluxDB and QuestDB are categorized as Time Series Databases
Unique Categories
QuestDB
QuestDB has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
59.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.6%
QuestDB
QuestDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
68.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.6%
Reviewers' Industry
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Information Technology and Services
24.0%
Computer Software
18.8%
Telecommunications
5.2%
Financial Services
5.2%
Industrial Automation
4.2%
Other
42.7%
QuestDB
QuestDB
Computer Software
25.0%
Financial Services
21.9%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Manufacturing
3.1%
Consulting
3.1%
Other
40.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

InfluxDB is able to scale elastically with its ability to utilize sophisticated operations such as pipe forwarders to send one function’s output into that of another with the ability to tag values in a function. In addition,InfluxDB is utilized currently...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Frederic B.
FB
Frederic B.
Verified User in Computer Networking

Need some IT knowledge to build initial configuration

QuestDB
QuestDB
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

I was stunned with the performance and simplicity of QuestDB. I am a developer, I looked at the code base and it looks very clean. Moreover they said they took great care to ensure high stability, which is a great choice in my opinion. I was struck by the...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Consulting

The QuestDB web console UI is helpful for adhoc exploration, but does not currently have a means of organizing / saving queries, so it gets messy fast. Additionally, some BI solutions (like PowerBI) or downstream applications can't connect to QuestDB's...

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Discussions
InfluxDB
InfluxDB Discussions
Is InfluxDB free to use?
2 comments
GM
Yes. We can use the docker image of Influx DB and use it directly on any machine from local server to production server.Read more
Why the CPU usage gets 100% for long time untill I reboot the node?
1 comment
Official Response from InfluxDB
Without the logs, it's difficult to tell what may be causing this. Have you reached out to our support team for help...Read more
currenlty there is no plugin for getting Hbase metrics using TICK stack, kindly have a look on it so that influx can be more useful.
1 comment
Official Response from InfluxDB
You may be able to use the Jolokia2 plugin with Telegraf to do this: https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/jolokia2 There...Read more
QuestDB
QuestDB Discussions
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QuestDB has no discussions with answers