Graphite
5.5#30 in time-series databasesWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
VisitGraphite vs TDengine
What both publish
| Fact | Graphite | TDengine |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The installation documentation offers a Docker command and lists a UNIX-like operating system among Graphite’s basic requirements. | Self-hosted deployments can run at the edge, in containers or virtual machines, on local servers, or in public, private, or hybrid clouds. |
| Integrations | Documented collection tools include collectd, Diamond, Telegraf, and StatsD-compatible tools. | The documented ecosystem includes Grafana integration, Kafka integration, MQTT, OPC, PI System and Excel connectivity. |
| License | Graphite is released under the Apache 2.0 open-source license. | The TDengine TSDB open-source repository is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0. |
| Support | The project directs users to Stack Exchange community support, official documentation, or GitHub issues. | Annual licenses include business-hours standard support, while premium support offers 24×7 Severity 1 coverage; free-tier support is optional at $3,375 per year. |
Graphite plans
No prices published.
TDengine plans
- Free TierFree
- Self-hosted Free TierFree
- TDengine Cloud Starter$970 a month
- Starter$970 a month
- TDengine Cloud Small$1,740 a month
- TDengine Cloud Medium$2,570 a month
Pick Graphite if…
Graphite suits teams monitoring websites, applications, services, or networked servers that want open-source, self-hosted software. It fits users working with its supported ingestion methods and Graphite Render API expressions.
Pick TDengine if…
TDengine is designed for industrial enterprises and organizations running traditional data historians or legacy industrial IoT platforms, especially those needing time-series ingestion and analysis.