Apache IoTDB vs Cortex

Apache IoTDB plans

• Apache IoTDBFree
• Apache IoTDB CommunityFree

Cortex plans

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Pick Apache IoTDB if…

It suits teams collecting and querying industrial IoT time-series data across edge and cloud deployments. Users planning Java ingestion should account for the documented JDBC write limitation.

Pick Cortex if…

Cortex suits operators who need self-hosted Prometheus or OpenTelemetry storage with horizontal scaling, tenant separation, and long-term retention. It fits teams comfortable configuring cluster security externally.