# InfluxDB, KX vs Druid Comparison

| | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 101 | 51 | 31 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (59.2% of reviews) | Enterprise (58.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (57.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $0.00 | $0.00 | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### InfluxDB

**Not enough data**

### KX

Pros:
- Speed (6 reviews)
- Performance (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (7 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (3 reviews)

### Druid

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (82 reviews) | 8.9 (35 reviews) | 8.4 (20 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (83 reviews) | 6.7 (38 reviews) | 8.0 (20 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (50 reviews) | 8.5 (24 reviews) | 6.4 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (48 reviews) | 8.9 (14 reviews) | 6.4 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (74 reviews) | 8.7 (33 reviews) | 7.9 (18 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (37 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (84 reviews) | 8.6 (42 reviews) | 7.3 (17 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### InfluxDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: $0.00

Description: Rate-limited plan for quickly and easily getting started with InfluxDB.

Key Features:
- Writes: 5MB/5 minutes
- Queries: 300MB/5 minutes
- Dashboards: 5

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### KX

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: $0.00

Description: Rate-limited plan for quickly and easily getting started with kdb+.

Key Features:
- Fastest query speed ​
- In-memory compute engine​
- Extreme scalability ​

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/kx-kx/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Druid

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Druid** | 8.2/10 | 5 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Compression** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Quality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Built-In Data Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **In-Database Machine Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lake Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Integration

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI/ ML Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **BI Tool Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data lake Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **On-Premise** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Druid** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management 

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support 

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | 8.4/10 | 22 |
| **Druid** | 8.6/10 | 12 |

#### Storage

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 9.5 (22 reviews) | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | 7.9 (14 reviews) | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 7.6 (16 reviews) | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 9.0 (16 reviews) | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | 9.1 (17 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 8.0 (15 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 7.9 (18 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 7.7 (14 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.2 (16 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | 7.7 (11 reviews) | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 9.1 (16 reviews) | 9.2 (11 reviews) | 

### Application Development Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | 7.9/10 | 14 |
| **KX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Druid** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **File Management** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | 6.9 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | 8.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Help Guides** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Patching & Updates** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Vector Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | 8.7/10 | 10 |
| **Druid** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Indexing

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Filters

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | 8.3/10 | 10 |
| **Druid** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | 8.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | 7.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | 8.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Big Data Processing and Distribution

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Druid** | 8.5/10 | 11 |

#### Database

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Data Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Data Lake** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Machine Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Preparation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 

#### Processing

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Workload Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 

### Big Data

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **InfluxDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **KX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Druid** | N/A | N/A |

#### Building Reports

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases)

**Unique to InfluxDB (2):** [Time Series Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-intelligence), [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)

**Unique to KX (4):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Time Series Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-intelligence), [Stream Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stream-analytics), [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database)

**Unique to Druid (4):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse), [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | InfluxDB | KX | Druid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 59.2% | 24.0% | 14.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 21.4% | 18.0% | 28.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 19.4% | 58.0% | 57.1% | 

### By Industry

#### InfluxDB

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.7%
- **Computer Software:** 18.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.2%
- **Financial Services:** 5.2%
- **Automotive:** 4.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.1%
- **Industrial Automation:** 4.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.1%
- **Research:** 2.1%
- **Broadcast Media:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 27.8%

#### KX

- **Financial Services:** 46.0%
- **Banking:** 12.0%
- **Capital Markets:** 10.0%
- **Investment Banking:** 6.0%
- **Investment Management:** 4.0%
- **Computer Software:** 4.0%
- **Professional Training & Coaching:** 2.0%
- **Online Media:** 2.0%
- **Management Consulting:** 2.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 10.0%

#### Druid

- **Computer Software:** 28.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 10.7%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 10.7%
- **Retail:** 7.1%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 7.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.1%
- **Online Media:** 3.6%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.6%
- **Market Research:** 3.6%
- **Internet:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 14.3%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to InfluxDB

- [Tiger Data](https://www.g2.com/products/tiger-data/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (33 reviews)
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- [Amazon Redshift](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (402 reviews)
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- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (907 reviews)
- [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)

---
## Top Discussions

### InfluxDB

- Title: [Is InfluxDB free to use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-influxdb-free-to-use) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. We can use the docker image of Influx DB and use it directly on any machine from local server to production server."
- Title: [What is InfluxDB used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-influxdb-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is a time-series database, with high performance and short learning curve."
- Title: [currenlty there is no plugin for getting Hbase metrics using TICK stack, kindly have a look on it so that influx can be more useful.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/25392-currenlty-there-is-no-plugin-for-getting-hbase-metrics-using-tick-stack-kindly-have-a-look-on-it-so-that-influx-can-be-more-useful) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "You may be able to use the Jolokia2 plugin with Telegraf to do this: 

https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/jolokia2

There..."
- Title: [Why the CPU usage gets 100% for long time untill I reboot the node?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-the-cpu-usage-gets-100-for-long-time-untill-i-reboot-the-node) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Without the logs, it's difficult to tell what may be causing this. Have you reached out to our support team for help..."

### KX

No discussions available for this product.

### Druid

- Title: [Is it good to use Druid (for a small dataset) as an in-memory database ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/35785-is-it-good-to-use-druid-for-a-small-dataset-as-an-in-memory-database) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes it is good for medium size data sets to big scale datasets"

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/influxdata-influxdb-vs-kx-kx-vs-druid)