Axibase Time Series Database vs Grafana k6
| Axibase Time Series Database | Grafana k6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Paid from | $19/mo | |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | both | self_hosted |
| SQL support | Yes | No |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| Query languages | SQL | PromQL |
| Ingestion methods | REST API, network API, CSV, Kafka, JDBC, TCP/UDP, collectors | Prometheus remote write; Grafana Agent; Prometheus Agent; OpenTelemetry; Influx; Graphite; Datadog |
| Paid from | 19 /mo | |
| OpenTelemetry support | Yes | |
| Service map | Yes | |
| Tail-based sampling | Yes | |
| Deployment model | self_hosted | |
| Kubernetes support | Yes | |
| Network visibility | Yes | |
| Application tracing | Yes | |
| Kernel profiling | No | |
| Supported operating systems | Linux | |
| Log retention | 30 days | |
| Log pipelines | Yes | |
| Archive export | Yes | |
| Live log tailing | Yes | |
| Deployment options | both | |
| Structured log parsing | Yes | |
| Load testing | Yes | |
| Stress testing | Yes | |
| Browser-based testing | Yes | |
| Distributed load | Yes | |
| API testing | Yes | |
| Profiling modes | both | |
| Supported languages | C/C++, Go, Rust, Zig, Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, PHP, Node.js, Perl | |
| CPU profiling | Yes | |
| Memory profiling | Yes | |
| Thread profiling | Yes | |
| Core Web Vitals | Yes | |
| Interaction tracking | Yes | |
| Geographic breakdown | Yes | |
| Error correlation | Yes | |
| Data retention | 30 days | |
| Pricing metric | sessions | |
| Logs support | Yes | |
| Metrics support | Yes | |
| Traces support | Yes | |
| Transform rules | Yes | |
| Multi-destination routing | Yes | |
| Data enrichment | Yes |
Listed together in Best Time-Series Databases