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Compare CrateDB and KX 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
CrateDB
Star Rating
(84)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansKX
Star Rating
(51)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansCrateDB vs KX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CrateDB easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with KX.
- CrateDB and KX both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- 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 KX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CrateDB
OSS
Free
Free and open source. Built for real world experimentation and development.
- https://cratedb.com/pricing/oss
KX
Free
$0.00
Rate-limited plan for quickly and easily getting started with kdb+.
- Fastest query speed
- In-memory compute engine
- Extreme scalability
Free Trial
CrateDB
Free Trial is available
KX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
61
8.9
35
Ease of Use
8.9
64
6.7
38
Ease of Setup
8.9
48
8.5
24
Ease of Admin
8.8
31
8.9
14
Quality of Support
9.1
55
8.7
33
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
25
9.0
12
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
63
8.6
42
Features by Category
Data Management
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Availability
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
7
Not enough data
Security
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Support
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Storage
9.0
7
8.8
20
9.2
8
9.5
22
Availability
9.8
9
7.9
14
9.4
6
7.6
16
9.7
6
9.0
16
Performance
10.0
5
9.1
17
Security
8.3
5
8.0
15
8.9
6
7.9
18
9.0
5
7.7
14
7.5
6
8.2
16
Support
9.8
7
7.7
11
10.0
5
9.1
16
Data Indexing
8.9
15
8.0
9
8.8
15
9.3
10
Filters
8.6
15
8.5
10
8.3
15
9.1
9
Query latency
8.9
20
8.8
10
8.6
20
8.3
9
Data latency
8.6
19
8.9
9
8.5
19
8.0
9
Connectors
8.5
19
8.0
9
8.8
19
7.0
9
Scale
9.0
18
8.9
9
8.2
16
8.3
10
Architecture
8.7
18
8.1
9
8.6
17
8.3
9
Configuration
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.9
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Availability
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CrateDB and KX are categorized as Real-time Analytic Database, Time Series Databases, Columnar Databases, and Vector Database
Unique Categories
CrateDB is categorized as Document Databases and Database as a Service (DBaaS)
KX is categorized as Time Series Intelligence and Stream Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CrateDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
KX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
29.1%
Consulting
15.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.1%
Program Development
3.8%
Other
34.2%
Financial Services
46.0%
Banking
12.0%
Capital Markets
10.0%
Investment Banking
6.0%
Investment Management
4.0%
Other
22.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
CrateDB has no discussions with answers
KX has no discussions with answers
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