LinDB vs Prometheus
| LinDB | Prometheus | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Deployment | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| SQL support | Yes | No |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | No |
| Query languages | LinQL; SQL-like query syntax | PromQL |
| Ingestion methods | Client libraries; HTTP REST API; InfluxDB Line Protocol | HTTP pull scraping; Pushgateway; Remote Write; OpenMetrics backfilling |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Everything Xiaomi, LinDB scores higher on our published basis.