Apache IoTDB vs InfluxDB

Apache IoTDB9.3Visit InfluxDB8.6Visit

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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InfluxDB #7 in Time-Series Databases 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit InfluxDB

• Apache IoTDB fits best

  IoT data with SQL and many ingestion options

• InfluxDB fits best

  Broad, production-ready time-series workloads

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Side by side

Feature	Apache IoTDB 9.3/10 Visit ↗	InfluxDB 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Time-Series Databases	#7 in Time-Series Databases
Best for	IoT data with SQL and many ingestion options	Broad, production-ready time-series workloads
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Open source	$0.002/GB usage-based
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	400+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apache IoTDB 3/3 · InfluxDB 3/3
SQL support	✓	✓
Retention policies	✓	✓
Horizontal scaling	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Both	Both
Query languages	IoTDB-SQL; Tree Mode SQL; Table Mode SQL	SQL, InfluxQL
Ingestion methods	INSERT SQL; Java JDBC; Java, C++, Python, and Go native APIs; REST API; MQTT; CSV; TsFile	line protocol, HTTP API, client libraries, Telegraf, influxdb3 CLI
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	SQL and InfluxQL support with multiple ingestion paths Open-source Core edition for self-managed deployments Cloud, enterprise, and AWS deployment options
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	Several editions have different capabilities and pricing models Core is single-node and community supported Enterprise and Cloud Dedicated use custom pricing
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 →	InfluxDB is a time-series database for developers and organizations building real-time systems, observability platforms, IoT applications, industrial systems, and analytics workloads. It stores time-stamped data using line protocol and… 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

• InfluxDB — where it wins

  • SQL and InfluxQL support with multiple ingestion paths
  • Open-source Core edition for self-managed deployments
  • Cloud, enterprise, and AWS deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Several editions have different capabilities and pricing models
  • Core is single-node and community supported
  • Enterprise and Cloud Dedicated use custom pricing

• Apache IoTDB9.3/10 · Open source

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

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• InfluxDB8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible time-series database with open-source, self-managed, and managed cloud editions.

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