TDengine
8.3#1 in time-series databasesFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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VictoriaMetrics
7.4#2 in time series intelligence softwareFrom $200 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | TDengine | VictoriaMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment options | TDengine can run self-hosted at the edge, in containers or VMs, on local servers, in public/private/hybrid clouds, or as managed TDengine Cloud. | The products support on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployment, and VictoriaMetrics Cloud is a fully managed service. |
| Integrations | The documented ecosystem includes Grafana integration, Kafka integration, MQTT, OPC, PI System and Excel connectivity. | The plans and features page lists ingestion support for Influx, Graphite, OpenTSDB, RemoteWrite, DataDog, NewRelic, and OpenTelemetry, plus Grafana datasource support for logs. |
| Support | 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. | Enterprise support includes expert technical support and guidance, while community users have open-source community support options. |
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
VictoriaMetrics plans
- VictoriaMetrics Open SourceFree
- VictoriaMetrics Cloud — VictoriaLogs$200 a month
- VictoriaMetrics Cloud — VictoriaMetrics$200 a month
- VictoriaMetrics EnterprisePriced on request
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.
Pick VictoriaMetrics if…
VictoriaMetrics suits teams that need metrics monitoring and storage, or organizations building a broader observability stack for metrics, logs, and traces. Its deployment and support options cover community use as well as enterprise needs.