InfluxDB vs. QuestDB

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
InfluxDB
Score 8.5 out of 10
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The InfluxDB is a time series database from InfluxData headquartered in San Francisco. As an observability solution, it is designed to provide real-time visibility into stacks, sensors and systems. It is available open source, via the Cloud as a DBaaS option, or through an Enterprise subscription.N/A
QuestDB
Score 10.0 out of 10
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QuestDB is an open source time series database. It implements SQL and exposes a Postgres wire protocol, a REST API, and supports ingestion with InfluxDB line protocol.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
InfluxDB

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QuestDB
Chose QuestDB
We were looking for time series database that will be able to handle L2 market data and came across QuestDB. From the beginning we were impressed how well the QuestDB performs and that it actually significantly outperforms all other open source TSDB on market like InfluxDB, Clic…
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
InfluxDBQuestDB
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
InfluxData
InfluxDB is very good at storing monitoring metrics (e.g. performance data). InfluxDB is not the right choice if you need to store other data types (like plain text, data relations etc.).
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QuestDB
QuestDB is well suited for any use case where you need to store large amount of data and the performance is the key factor - for both reads and writes. So use cases like market data storage in financial industry, any kind of telemetry, etc.
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Pros
InfluxData
  • Perfect handling telemetry data.
  • Low latency, near real time.
  • SQL-like language makes it easier to query.
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QuestDB
  • Extreme performance.
  • Super easy to use.
  • Compatibility with Influx line protocol.
  • PostgreSQL compatibility.
  • Out of order timestamps.
  • Support for multiple records with same timestamp.
  • Integration with Grafana.
  • Team responsiveness.
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Cons
InfluxData
  • GUI based administrator console
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QuestDB
  • New project so needs a bit polishing.
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Likelihood to Renew
InfluxData
InfluxDB is a near perfect product for time series database engines. The relatively small list of cons are heavily outweighed by it's ability to just work and be a very flexible and powerful database engine. The community and support provided by the corporation are the only areas I have little experience.
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QuestDB
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Support Rating
InfluxData
We have worked with the InfluxDB support team a few times so far and it has been positive. Issues submitted are worked on promptly and we have good feedback.
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QuestDB
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Alternatives Considered
InfluxData
To be honest, I didn't look at alternatives since InfluxDB performs very well if you can oversee the lack of security and HA features. But for all challenges, there is an easy solution which brings you forward (e.g. read load balancing can be achieved by using a common HTTPS load balancer).
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QuestDB
We were looking for time series database that will be able to handle L2 market data and came across QuestDB. From the beginning we were impressed how well the QuestDB performs and that it actually significantly outperforms all other open source TSDB on market like InfluxDB, ClickHouse, Timescale, etc. Apart from the excellent performance it is also super easy to use and deploy which makes the experience of using the database very pleasant - we were able to be up and running and storing data within few hours. Topic itself is the QuestDB team that is super responsive on their slack channel and always ready to help with any query. They are constantly improving the product and if there is some missing feature that is blocking you from usage they always try the best to implement such feature asap and release a new version - one of the best support I have ever seen so far in open source community.
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Return on Investment
InfluxData
  • Provided us a time series DB.
  • With the SQL-like language, it is very easy to learn.
  • Empowered us to keep track of our events.
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QuestDB
  • Reduced cost.
  • Increased efficiency.
  • Faster time to market.
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