OpenTSDB vs RRDtool
| OpenTSDB | RRDtool | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| SQL support | No | — |
| Retention policies | No | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | — |
| Query languages | OpenTSDB query syntax | — |
| Ingestion methods | Telnet API, HTTP API, batch import, Java library | command line; standard-input pipes; Perl; Python; Ruby; Lua; Tcl |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On The Geeks Club, OpenTSDB scores higher on our published basis.