KairosDB
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VisitKairosDB vs TDengine
What both publish
| Fact | KairosDB | TDengine |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The documentation says KairosDB runs under Kubernetes and is mostly stateless, while Cassandra can be harder to run efficiently there. | Self-hosted deployments can run at the edge, in containers or virtual machines, on local servers, or in public, private, or hybrid clouds. |
| License | The repository identifies the license as Apache License 2.0. | The TDengine TSDB open-source repository is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0. |
| Support | The project README directs users to a KairosDB discussion group for questions and community involvement. | 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. |
KairosDB 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 KairosDB if…
KairosDB suits developers and operators building self-hosted, distributed time-series systems. It fits teams needing multiple ingestion protocols, retention, scaling, and Cassandra-backed storage.
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.