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# CrateDB vs InfluxDB Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**CrateDB** [

4.4/5(85)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews#reviews)

**InfluxDB** [

4.5/5(101)

](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**CrateDB**
Free Trial

**Free** · OSS

**InfluxDB**
Free Trial

**$0.00** · Free

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**CrateDB**
2 months

Based on 5 responses

**InfluxDB**
2 months

Based on 25 responses

Return on Investment

**CrateDB**
\<1 month11 months sooner

Based on 5 responses

**InfluxDB**
11 months

Based on 20 responses

Perceived Cost

**CrateDB**
$$$$$

**InfluxDB**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**CrateDB**
Not enough reviews yet

**InfluxDB**
11%

Pros & Cons

**CrateDB**
[
Ease of Use (12)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1105110&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
SQL Usage (11)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1106398&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lack of Features (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1105744&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Software Limitations (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1105982&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**InfluxDB**
Not enough data

Integrations

**CrateDB**
[

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AWS CloudFormation

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**InfluxDB**
[

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EngageBay

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Screenshots

**CrateDB**
 ![CrateDB screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1361499/Free-Tier.gif)

**InfluxDB**
 ![InfluxDB screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/177550/Screen-Shot-2021-06-30-at-4.50.04-PM.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**CrateDB**

8.9

8.962

**InfluxDB**

8.8

8.882

Ease of Use

**CrateDB**

8.9

8.965

**InfluxDB**

8.6

8.683

Ease of Setup

**CrateDB**

8.9

8.949

**InfluxDB**

8.8

8.851

Ease of Admin

**CrateDB**

8.9

8.932

**InfluxDB**

8.7

8.749

Quality of Support

**CrateDB**

9.1

9.156

**InfluxDB**

8.6

8.674

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**CrateDB**

9.3

9.325

**InfluxDB**

9.1

9.138

Product Direction (% positive)

**CrateDB**

8.7

8.764

**InfluxDB**

8.6

8.684

Features

Application Development Platforms[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.9

14

Additional Functionality

Continuous Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Programming Languages Supported

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

For No-Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Graphical User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Low-Code Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

UI Prototyping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Source Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Software Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web App Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Custom Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Repository Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Game Development

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integrated Development Environment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Debugging

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compatibility Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pre-built Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Editing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Ease of Use

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

12

File Management

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Multi-Language Support

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

8

Customization

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

9

Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

11

Help Guides

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Patching & Updates

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deployment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Databases[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.4

9

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Model

9.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Data Types

9.6(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Built - In Search

9.4(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Event Triggers

9.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Semantic Search

Not enough data

Not enough data

Availability

Auto Sharding

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Auto Recovery

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance

Query Optimization

8.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Ad hoc Query

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Role-Based Authorization

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Authentication

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Audit Logs

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Encryption

9.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

9.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Operating Systems

9.4(won by default)

8

Not enough data

BI Connectors

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Database Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Indexing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Verification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Retrieval

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

For NoSQL Databases

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Serverless Accessibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Columnar Databases[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.2

9

Not enough data

Storage

Data Model

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Data Types

9.2(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Availability

Auto Sharding

9.8(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Auto Recovery

9.4(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Data Replication

9.7(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Performance

Integrated Cache

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Security

Role-Based Authorization

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Authentication

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Audit Logs

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Encryption

7.5(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Support

Multi-Model

9.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Operating Systems

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Vector Database[Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

15

Not enough data

Data Indexing

Semantic Search

8.9(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Indexing Data

8.8(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Filters

Accurate Search

8.6(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database

8.3(won by default)

15

Not enough data

Real-time Analytic Database[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.6

20

Not enough data

Query latency

Lower query latency

8.9(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Continuous queries

8.6(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Data latency

Lower data latency

8.6(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Data pipeline performance

8.5(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Connectors

Faster ingestion

8.5(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Built-in connectors

8.8(won by default)

19

Not enough data

Scale

Linearly scalable database

9.0(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Storage management

8.2(won by default)

16

Not enough data

Architecture

Data security

8.7(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Lockless architecture

8.6(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Database as a Service (DBaaS)[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.9

7

Not enough data

Configuration

Application Performance

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Orchestration

8.3(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Database Monitoring

8.3(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Anomaly Detection

8.1(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Network Security

7.8(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Database Administration

Provisioning

8.9(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Governance

7.8(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Auditing

7.5(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Availability

Scalability

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Backup

8.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Archiving

7.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Indexing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication And Single Sign-On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Anonymization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Management

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Advanced Data Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

NoSQL Databases[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Features

Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Availability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Stability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scalability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Manipulation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Query Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![CrateDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/233d5c39429e8b224dbed940f874aa0d/cratedb.svg "CrateDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews)

CrateDB

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

55.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

12.5%

[![InfluxDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ffc338ba19cc780217d84bb08eab963c/influxdata-influxdb.svg "InfluxDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/reviews)

InfluxDB

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

60.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

20.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

19.4%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

55.0%

60.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

32.5%

20.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

12.5%

19.4%

Reviewers' Industry

[![CrateDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/233d5c39429e8b224dbed940f874aa0d/cratedb.svg "CrateDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/cratedb/reviews)
CrateDB

Computer Software

28.7%

Consulting

15.0%

Information Technology and Services

12.5%

Financial Services

5.0%

Telecommunications

3.8%

Other

35.0%

[![InfluxDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ffc338ba19cc780217d84bb08eab963c/influxdata-influxdb.svg "InfluxDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/reviews)
InfluxDB

Information Technology and Services

23.7%

Computer Software

18.6%

Telecommunications

5.2%

Financial Services

5.2%

Automotive

4.1%

Other

43.3%

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## CrateDB vs InfluxDB

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CrateDB easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CrateDB overall.

- Reviewers felt that CrateDB meets the needs of their business better than InfluxDB.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CrateDB is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of CrateDB over InfluxDB.