kdb+ vs. Prometheus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
kdb+
Score 9.0 out of 10
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kdb+ is a time series database from kx headquartered in Palo Alto, California, a division of First Derivatives.N/A
Prometheus
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Prometheus is a service monitoring and time series database, which is open source.N/A
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kdb+Prometheus
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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User Ratings
kdb+Prometheus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
7.7
(35 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
6.7
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
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Implementation Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
kdb+Prometheus
Likelihood to Recommend
Kx
kdb is well suited for real time tick data and time series analytics.
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Open Source
This program works from the roots of the problem and creates a professional matrix for each of its users. This will give them more skills and resources to carry out tasks and reduce the difficulties of operating each of the processes of my work, as well as being An ally for the manipulation and operability of all your master data; Prometheus is very easy to recommend since it is a program that fulfills its mission.
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Pros
Kx
  • Time series analysis. The built-in vector operations are extremely fast. Also with the q language you can code up any customized analytical ideas quickly.
  • The database are all file based, very easy to maintain.
  • Very solid and fast interface to websocket, so you can interface with javascript easily.
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Open Source
  • Looking at metrics such as the aggregate number of HTTP requests served.
  • Understanding how our services are performing in aggregate.
  • Easy to deploy within a variety of architectures/environments.
  • Open source so new features are added regularly and bugs are fixed in a timely manner.
  • Free so there are no licensing restrictions.
  • Endorsed by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
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Cons
Kx
  • Run time error message readability, particularly for new users.
  • Backwards compatibility between versions.
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Open Source
  • Customer Service: since this is an open-source tool, customer service is not that great. Generally, you get all answers to your problems in online forums, but in case you got stuck, nobody will assist you in a channelised manner. You will have to find the way out on your own, and it may become frustrating at times.
  • More metrics for dashboards shall be added per the application being monitored. Standards metrics will work in most cases but may not in specific applications. Therefore, customised metrics shall be created for some of the industry-standard niche applications.
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Likelihood to Renew
Kx
switching costs
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Open Source
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Usability
Kx
its ok
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Open Source
It is usable and one can learn if few people in the team are already using it. It can be difficult to understand at the beginning because of non intuitive UI and syntax of the rules. So, I've gone for 7 points as there is some room for improvement in user interface and rules syntax.
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Support Rating
Kx
We don't use it.
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Open Source
Never had to reach out to them.
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Alternatives Considered
Kx
Python is very commonly used for large data analysis and in general is much easier to pickup than kdb+. The biggest drawback of kdb+ is the learning curve.
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Open Source
Highly customized pricing plans to choose from. Lower pricing for the same features compared to competitors. Easy to reach the support team, which provided detailed documentation and helped set up the Prometheus. Monitoring metrics gets very easy after the integration with Grafana. It also has a sophisticated alert setting mechanism to ensure we don't miss anything critical.
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Return on Investment
Kx
  • It perfectly solves most of our real time tick data needs.
  • Finding good kdb resources is slightly difficult. Also new people trying to learn kdb experience a relatively longer learning curve.
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Open Source
  • We are still working on the ROI
  • The ROI mentioned during the purchase has not been achieved, however this could be due to lack of data from our side. 2 years of implementation is too early to calculate and confirm the ROI.
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