RRDtool vs TimescaleDB
| RRDtool | TimescaleDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | $30/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | self_hosted | both |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Ingestion methods | command line; standard-input pipes; Perl; Python; Ruby; Lua; Tcl | SQL inserts |
| Paid from | — | 30 /mo |
| SQL support | — | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | — | Yes |
| Query languages | — | SQL |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Everything Xiaomi, RRDtool scores higher on our published basis.