Best RRDtool Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from time-series databases ranked against RRDtool on the same published basis.
- 1RRDtool vs InfluxDB
- 2RRDtool vs LinDB
- 3RRDtool vs TDengine
- 4RRDtool vs QuestDB
- 5RRDtool vs VictoriaMetrics
- 6RRDtool vs Prometheus
- 7RRDtool vs Apache IoTDB
- 8RRDtool vs DolphinDB
- 9RRDtool vs Grafana k6
- 10RRDtool vs GreptimeDB
- 11RRDtool vs Axibase Time Series Database
- 12RRDtool vs TimescaleDB
- 13RRDtool vs BTrDB
- 14RRDtool vs KairosDB
- 15RRDtool vs Warp 10
- 16RRDtool vs Cortex
- 17RRDtool vs kdb+
- 18RRDtool vs TimechoDB
- 19RRDtool vs openGemini
- 20RRDtool vs OpenTSDB
RRDtool alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InfluxDB | 7.4 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | LinDB | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | TDengine | 7.3 | Free plan | $281.25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | QuestDB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | VictoriaMetrics | 7.2 | Free plan | $200/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Prometheus | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Apache IoTDB | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | DolphinDB | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Grafana k6 | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 10 | GreptimeDB | 6.7 | No | $290/mo | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Axibase Time Series Database | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | TimescaleDB | 6.3 | No | $30/mo | self-hosted |
| 13 | BTrDB | 6.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 14 | KairosDB | 6.1 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | Warp 10 | 6.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | Cortex | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | kdb+ | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | TimechoDB | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | openGemini | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | OpenTSDB | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
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Questions about RRDtool alternatives
What is the best alternative to RRDtool?
InfluxDB, number 1 in time-series databases with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: LinDB, TDengine, QuestDB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to RRDtool?
InfluxDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.