TDengine vs TrendMiner

TDengine9.0Visit TrendMiner8.7Visit

Higher score TDengine #3 in IoT Analytics Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit TDengine

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TrendMiner #6 in IoT Analytics Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit TrendMiner

• TDengine fits best

  Large-scale industrial time-series deployments

• TrendMiner fits best

  Process manufacturers analyzing historian data

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Side by side

Feature	TDengine 9.0/10 Visit ↗	TrendMiner 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in IoT Analytics Software	#6 in IoT Analytics Software
Best for	Large-scale industrial time-series deployments	Process manufacturers analyzing historian data
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Linux
Support	Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	14 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TDengine 0/4 · TrendMiner 3/4
Custom dashboards	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
SQL querying	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Anomaly detection	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Machine learning tools	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Device limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Stream processing	Not checked yet	Real-time
Our review
Pros	TDengine SQL supports data definition, writing, and querying Distributed clustering enables horizontal scaling Connects with MQTT, Kafka, OPC UA, PI System, Grafana, and more	Deep time-series exploration with patterns, correlations, formulas, and fingerprints Broad historian, cloud, database, and enterprise integration options Covers monitoring, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and model deployment
Cons	Paid plans start at $970 per month Self-hosted paid licenses support 7,500 tags The free tier is limited to self-hosted usage	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than self-service plan selection Its industrial process focus may not suit general-purpose analytics teams Deployment options can require decisions across SaaS, private cloud, and on-premises
Our verdict	TDengine is a distributed time-series database for industrial and IoT data. It is designed for enterprises and teams managing high-volume sensor, telemetry, and operational data across self-hosted or fully managed cloud deployments. Its… Read the review →	TrendMiner is an industrial analytics platform for operational specialists in process manufacturing and other industrial environments. It brings together time-series, event, asset, and contextual data from historians, IoT platforms,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TDengine — where it wins

  • TDengine SQL supports data definition, writing, and querying
  • Distributed clustering enables horizontal scaling
  • Connects with MQTT, Kafka, OPC UA, PI System, Grafana, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $970 per month
  • Self-hosted paid licenses support 7,500 tags
  • The free tier is limited to self-hosted usage

• TrendMiner — where it wins

  • Deep time-series exploration with patterns, correlations, formulas, and fingerprints
  • Broad historian, cloud, database, and enterprise integration options
  • Covers monitoring, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and model deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than self-service plan selection
  • Its industrial process focus may not suit general-purpose analytics teams
  • Deployment options can require decisions across SaaS, private cloud, and on-premises

• TDengine9.0/10 · Free plan

  A broad industrial time-series platform with a valuable free tier and high paid pricing.

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• TrendMiner8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Deep historian analysis with monitoring, anomaly detection, and machine-learning deployment.

  Visit TrendMinerFull verdict →