Best TDengine Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from time-series databases ranked against TDengine on the same published basis.
- 1TDengine vs InfluxDB
- 2TDengine vs QuestDB
- 3TDengine vs VictoriaMetrics
- 4TDengine vs DolphinDB
- 6TDengine vs Apache IoTDB
- 7TDengine vs LinDB
- 8TDengine vs Grafana k6
- 9TDengine vs TimescaleDB
- 10TDengine vs Prometheus
- 11TDengine vs GreptimeDB
- 12TDengine vs GroveStreams
- 13TDengine vs Axibase Time Series Database
- 14TDengine vs BTrDB
- 15TDengine vs kdb+
- 16TDengine vs TimechoDB
- 17TDengine vs Warp 10
- 18TDengine vs Cortex
- 19TDengine vs openGemini
- 20TDengine vs TimeBase
- 21TDengine vs UnitDB
TDengine alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InfluxDB | 8.0 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | QuestDB | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | VictoriaMetrics | 7.9 | Free plan | $200/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | DolphinDB | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Apache IoTDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | LinDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Grafana k6 | 7.0 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 9 | TimescaleDB | 7.0 | No | $30/mo | self-hosted |
| 10 | Prometheus | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | GreptimeDB | 6.7 | No | $290/mo | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | GroveStreams | 6.5 | No | $599/mo | Web |
| 13 | Axibase Time Series Database | 6.4 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | BTrDB | 6.2 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 15 | kdb+ | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | TimechoDB | 6.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Warp 10 | 6.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Cortex | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | openGemini | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | TimeBase | 6.0 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux |
| 21 | UnitDB | 6.0 | No | — | API, self-hosted |
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Questions about TDengine alternatives
What is the best alternative to TDengine?
InfluxDB, number 1 in time-series databases with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: QuestDB, VictoriaMetrics, DolphinDB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to TDengine?
InfluxDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.