OpenTSDB
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| Fact | OpenTSDB | TDengine |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The docs say open-source tools including Grafana and Bosun can access OpenTSDB data. | The documented ecosystem includes Grafana integration, Kafka integration, MQTT, OPC, PI System and Excel connectivity. |
| License | The FAQ says OpenTSDB uses the GNU LGPL v2.1 or later. | The TDengine TSDB open-source repository is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0. |
It is suited to engineers and operations staff managing large computer systems who can run self-hosted software and work with OpenTSDB query syntax. Teams should also be prepared to address access security and the documented outage and buffer risks.
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.