Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: kdb+
kdb+ clearly comes out ahead of InfluxDB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. kdb+ has a free tier; InfluxDB does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | InfluxData | KX Systems |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
kdb+
usage based
custom
custom
freemium
freemium
custom
| Feature | influxdb | kdb |
|---|---|---|
| Control Your Infrastructure | ||
| Commercial-Use Rights | ||
| Data Retention 30 Days (Free) / Unlimited (Paid) | ||
| Customized Support | ||
| Enhanced Support | ||
| High-Performance Financial And Industrial Environments | ||
| Enterprise-Grade Security | ||
| Local Use Only | ||
| Fully-Managed, Single-Tenant Service | ||
| Non-Commercial Use | ||
| High Availability | ||
| High Speed Ingest | ||
| Iso 27001 And Iso 27018 Certified | ||
| On-Prem, Private Cloud, And Edge Deployment | ||
| Pay For What You Use | ||
| Secure Private Connections | ||
| Soc 2 Certified | ||
| Unlimited Scale |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, kdb+ comes out ahead overall, though InfluxDB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
kdb+ offers a free tier; InfluxDB does not currently list one.
InfluxDB is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
