GreptimeDB Comparison

GreptimeDB vs. InfluxDB

Discover how GreptimeDB outperforms InfluxDB in read/write performance, retention policies, ingestion speed, scalability, and cost-effectiveness for time-series workloads.

About InfluxDB:InfluxDB is a popular open-source time-series database developed by InfluxData, designed to handle high-velocity writes and real-time queries for monitoring, IoT, and analytics use cases. InfluxDB has evolved through multiple versions, with v1 and v2 using a custom storage engine (TSM), while v3 adopts Apache Parquet and Arrow for better performance and compatibility. It features InfluxQL (similar to SQL) and Flux query languages for data analysis. <a href="https://greptime.com/blogs/2024-08-07-performance-benchmark" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read the full performance comparison report between GreptimeDB and InfluxDB.
GreptimeDB vs. InfluxDB
Feature/AspectGreptimeDBInfluxDB
Data ModelUnified Observability DatabaseTime-Series Database
Value ModelMulti-Value (supports complex data structures)Multi-Value (tags and fields)
Multi-model SupportMetrics, Logs & Traces in one databaseMetrics only (requires separate systems for logs/traces)
Ingestion ProtocolsSQL
gRPC
InfluxDB Line Protocol
Prometheus Remote Storage
OpenTelemetry
Loki Push API
Elasticsearch Bulk API
HTTP API		InfluxDB Line Protocol
HTTP API
Telegraf plugins
Query LanguagesSQL & PromQL (dual interface)InfluxQL & Flux (v1/v2)
SQL & InfluxQL (v3)
Data RetentionFlexible TTL policies with tiered storageRetention policies with automatic deletion
Continuous AggregationBuilt-in SQL aggregation, Pipeline ETL engine & Flow streaming computationContinuous queries (v1/v2)
Tasks and checks (v3)
Use CasesUnified observability, real-time analytics, IoT monitoring, edge computingIoT monitoring, DevOps metrics, application monitoring
ArchitectureCloud-native distributed with compute-storage separationSingle binary (v1/v2)
Cloud-native microservices (v3)
Storage FormatApache Parquet (columnar, compressed)TSM engine (v1/v2)
Apache Parquet (v3)
Storage ScalabilityObject storage integration with unlimited capacityLocal storage (v1/v2)
Object storage support (v3)
High AvailabilityNative clustering with automatic failoverEnterprise clustering (v1/v2)
Native HA (v3)
LicenseApache 2.0MIT (open source)
Commercial (Enterprise)
Deployment OptionsSingle-node, cluster, Kubernetes-native, edge-to-cloud with unified APISingle binary, containerized, cloud-managed
Version CompatibilityConsistent API from edge to cloud with unified control planeBreaking changes between major versions
Written LanguageRust (memory safety, performance)Go (v1/v2)
Rust (v3)

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