LindormTSDB vs Grafana Mimir

LindormTSDB9.0Visit Grafana Mimir8.7Visit

Higher score LindormTSDB #3 in Time-Series Databases 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Grafana Mimir #6 in Time-Series Databases 8.7/10 Open source ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Grafana Mimir

• LindormTSDB fits best

  Managed compatible metrics and time-series workloads

• Grafana Mimir fits best

  Large-scale Prometheus storage

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Side by side

Feature	LindormTSDB 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Grafana Mimir 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Time-Series Databases	#6 in Time-Series Databases
Best for	Managed compatible metrics and time-series workloads	Large-scale Prometheus storage
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	—	Open source
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	4 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LindormTSDB 3/3 · Grafana Mimir 2/3
SQL support	✓ (best)	—
Retention policies	✓	✓
Horizontal scaling	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Self_hosted
Query languages	SQL, PromQL, TSDB-compatible APIs and SDKs	PromQL
Ingestion methods	SQL INSERT via JDBC, InfluxDB line protocol, OpenTSDB API, Prometheus remote write	Prometheus remote write; Grafana Agent; Prometheus Agent; OpenTelemetry; Influx; Graphite; Datadog
Our review
Pros	Supports SQL, PromQL, InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, and Prometheus workflows Combines compression, downsampling, retention, and hot/cold tiering Includes in-database forecasting and anomaly detection through Lindorm ML	Horizontally scalable architecture with clustering and replication Multi-tenancy, tenant isolation, and configurable retention Object-store support plus recording and alerting rules
Cons	Cloud deployment may not suit teams requiring self-managed infrastructure Its broad interface set may add platform decisions for smaller workloads Billing varies by region and configuration	Self-hosted deployment requires operational ownership PromQL is the documented query language, not SQL Focused on Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics rather than general SQL workloads
Our verdict	LindormTSDB is Alibaba Cloud’s managed time-series database engine for measurement, device, IoT, telemetry, and monitoring data. It is designed for teams that need multiple ingestion and query paths rather than a single database interface.… Read the review →	Grafana Mimir is an open-source time-series database for organizations operating large-scale metrics platforms. It provides long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics, with Prometheus-compatible remote write ingestion,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LindormTSDB — where it wins

  • Supports SQL, PromQL, InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, and Prometheus workflows
  • Combines compression, downsampling, retention, and hot/cold tiering
  • Includes in-database forecasting and anomaly detection through Lindorm ML

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams requiring self-managed infrastructure
  • Its broad interface set may add platform decisions for smaller workloads
  • Billing varies by region and configuration

• Grafana Mimir — where it wins

  • Horizontally scalable architecture with clustering and replication
  • Multi-tenancy, tenant isolation, and configurable retention
  • Object-store support plus recording and alerting rules

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires operational ownership
  • PromQL is the documented query language, not SQL
  • Focused on Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics rather than general SQL workloads

• LindormTSDB9.0/10 · Paid

  A broad compatibility layer for teams managing scalable telemetry and metrics workloads.

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• Grafana Mimir8.7/10 · Open source

  A self-hosted, PromQL-focused backend for large-scale Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics.

  Visit Grafana MimirFull verdict →