InfluxDB vs DolphinDB

InfluxDB8.6Visit DolphinDB7.6Visit

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

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DolphinDB #14 in Time-Series Databases 7.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit DolphinDB

• InfluxDB fits best

  Broad, production-ready time-series workloads

• DolphinDB fits best

  Complex streaming and time-series analytics

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Side by side

Feature	InfluxDB 8.6/10 Visit ↗	DolphinDB 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.6
Ranking	#7 in Time-Series Databases	#14 in Time-Series Databases
Best for	Broad, production-ready time-series workloads	Complex streaming and time-series analytics
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$0.002/GB usage-based	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	400+ integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features InfluxDB 3/3 · DolphinDB 3/3
SQL support	✓	✓
Retention policies	✓	✓
Horizontal scaling	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Both	Both
Query languages	SQL, InfluxQL	DolphinDB SQL; ANSI SQL/SQL-92; DolphinDB scripting language
Ingestion methods	line protocol, HTTP API, client libraries, Telegraf, influxdb3 CLI	Text, binary, JSON, HDF5, Parquet, Arrow, ODBC, APIs, Kafka, MQTT, ZeroMQ, MySQL, MongoDB, HBase, kdb+
Our review
Pros	SQL and InfluxQL support with multiple ingestion paths Open-source Core edition for self-managed deployments Cloud, enterprise, and AWS deployment options	Distributed storage with horizontal scaling and data rebalancing Streaming engines, retention policies, and tiered storage Broad APIs, languages, and messaging integrations
Cons	Several editions have different capabilities and pricing models Core is single-node and community supported Enterprise and Cloud Dedicated use custom pricing	Community Edition is limited to 2 nodes Each Community Edition node allows up to 2 CPU cores and 8 GB RAM Paid pricing requires contacting sales
Our verdict	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 →	DolphinDB is a distributed time-series database and real-time analytics platform for organizations handling large volumes of structured or streaming data. Its feature set is aimed at financial institutions and operational teams in energy,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• DolphinDB — where it wins

  • Distributed storage with horizontal scaling and data rebalancing
  • Streaming engines, retention policies, and tiered storage
  • Broad APIs, languages, and messaging integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to 2 nodes
  • Each Community Edition node allows up to 2 CPU cores and 8 GB RAM
  • Paid pricing requires contacting sales

• 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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• DolphinDB7.6/10 · Free plan

  A distributed time-series platform for complex streaming, scaling, and analytics workloads.

  Visit DolphinDBFull verdict →