Apache IoTDB vs Amazon Timestream

Apache IoTDB9.3Visit Amazon Timestream9.1Visit

Higher score Apache IoTDB #1 in Time-Series Databases 9.3/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Apache IoTDB

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Amazon Timestream #2 in Time-Series Databases 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site

• Apache IoTDB fits best

  IoT data with SQL and many ingestion options

• Amazon Timestream fits best

  Managed AWS time-series deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Apache IoTDB 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Amazon Timestream 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.1
Ranking	#1 in Time-Series Databases	#2 in Time-Series Databases
Best for	IoT data with SQL and many ingestion options	Managed AWS time-series deployments
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Open source	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apache IoTDB 3/3 · Amazon Timestream 3/3
SQL support	✓	✓
Retention policies	✓	✓
Horizontal scaling	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Both	Cloud
Query languages	IoTDB-SQL; Tree Mode SQL; Table Mode SQL	SQL, Flux, InfluxQL
Ingestion methods	INSERT SQL; Java JDBC; Java, C++, Python, and Go native APIs; REST API; MQTT; CSV; TsFile	AWS SDKs, AWS CLI, WriteRecords API, AWS Lambda, AWS IoT Core, Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon MSK, Telegraf
Our review
Pros	High-throughput real-time and batch ingestion across multiple interfaces SQL with tree and table models, filtering, aggregation, and grouping TTL retention, cluster scaling, and broad analytics integrations	Serverless and managed InfluxDB engines support different workloads SQL queries span memory and magnetic storage tiers AWS APIs, Grafana, Lambda, Telegraf, and CloudFormation integrations
Cons	Self-managed deployment places operations and maintenance on the organization Uses IoTDB SQL dialects rather than a single conventional SQL model Its broad ingestion and integration surface may exceed smaller IoT projects	Cloud-only deployment limits infrastructure choice Usage-based pricing varies by region, engine, and configuration Timestream for LiveAnalytics has an End of Support Notice
Our verdict	Apache IoTDB is an open-source, IoT-native time-series database for organizations managing large volumes of device and sensor data. It suits industrial use cases across energy, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, and general IoT… Read the review →	Amazon Timestream is a fully managed AWS service for storing, ingesting, and querying time-series data. It is aimed at teams building real-time monitoring, IoT, DevOps, and analytics applications within the AWS ecosystem. The service… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Apache IoTDB — where it wins

  • High-throughput real-time and batch ingestion across multiple interfaces
  • SQL with tree and table models, filtering, aggregation, and grouping
  • TTL retention, cluster scaling, and broad analytics integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-managed deployment places operations and maintenance on the organization
  • Uses IoTDB SQL dialects rather than a single conventional SQL model
  • Its broad ingestion and integration surface may exceed smaller IoT projects

• Amazon Timestream — where it wins

  • Serverless and managed InfluxDB engines support different workloads
  • SQL queries span memory and magnetic storage tiers
  • AWS APIs, Grafana, Lambda, Telegraf, and CloudFormation integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud-only deployment limits infrastructure choice
  • Usage-based pricing varies by region, engine, and configuration
  • Timestream for LiveAnalytics has an End of Support Notice

• Apache IoTDB9.3/10 · Open source

  A focused open-source choice for high-volume IoT ingestion, SQL, retention, and scaling.

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• Amazon Timestream9.1/10 · Paid

  A managed AWS option with flexible ingestion, retention, SQL, and InfluxDB support.

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