Amazon Timestream
7.9#2 in time-series databasesFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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Prometheus
6.6#13 in time-series databasesFree planFree planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Amazon Timestream | Prometheus |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Official integrations include AWS IoT Core, Kinesis, MSK, Telegraf, QuickSight, Grafana, JDBC business-intelligence tools and SageMaker. | The ecosystem includes client libraries, exporters, Pushgateway, and Alertmanager; integrations also include Grafana for visualization and webhook-based alert notifications. |
Amazon Timestream plans
- On-demand—
- Amazon Timestream on-demandFree
- Timestream for InfluxDB single-AZ example$737.88 a month
- Database Savings Plans—
- Timestream for LiveAnalytics on-demand—
Prometheus plans
- PrometheusFree
Pick Amazon Timestream if…
Amazon Timestream suits teams working with time-series workloads such as IoT telemetry, real-time monitoring, analytics, predictive maintenance, or long-term telemetry retention. Its supported ingestion routes and query languages may fit teams using AWS services and related tools.
Pick Prometheus if…
It suits teams monitoring systems with metrics and alerts, particularly where PromQL, service discovery or HTTP scraping fits their setup. It is not recommended for use cases such as per-request billing that require fully accurate data.