Compare InfluxDB and Prometheus

At a Glance
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Star Rating
(100)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (59.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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Prometheus
Prometheus
Star Rating
(62)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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InfluxDB vs Prometheus

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

  • Reviewers felt that Prometheus meets the needs of their business better than InfluxDB.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that InfluxDB is the preferred option.
  • When assessing product direction, InfluxDB and Prometheus received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
InfluxDB
Free
$0.00
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Prometheus
No pricing available
Free Trial
InfluxDB
Free Trial is available
Prometheus
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
81
8.8
54
Ease of Use
8.5
82
8.2
55
Ease of Setup
8.8
49
8.2
39
Ease of Admin
8.7
48
8.1
31
Quality of Support
8.6
74
7.9
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
37
8.7
21
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
83
8.6
50
Features by Category
Database Management Systems (DBMS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.1
13
Management
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.9
13
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.6
12
Security
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
7.9
13
Not enough data
Functionality
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
20
Alerts management
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
8.9
17
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.3
17
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.6
16
Analysis
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.5
16
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
14
Real-time Analytic DatabaseHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Query latency
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data latency
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Connectors
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scale
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Architecture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Prometheus
Prometheus
InfluxDB and Prometheus are categorized as Time Series Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
59.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
19.6%
Prometheus
Prometheus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
32.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.9%
Reviewers' Industry
InfluxDB
InfluxDB
Information Technology and Services
24.0%
Computer Software
18.8%
Telecommunications
5.2%
Financial Services
5.2%
Automotive
4.2%
Other
42.7%
Prometheus
Prometheus
Computer Software
29.5%
Information Technology and Services
24.6%
Internet
6.6%
Computer & Network Security
4.9%
Telecommunications
4.9%
Other
29.5%
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Discussions
InfluxDB
InfluxDB Discussions
Is InfluxDB free to use?
2 Comments
GM
Yes. We can use the docker image of Influx DB and use it directly on any machine from local server to production server.Read more
Why the CPU usage gets 100% for long time untill I reboot the node?
1 Comment
Official Response from InfluxDB
Without the logs, it's difficult to tell what may be causing this. Have you reached out to our support team for help...Read more
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
Official Response from InfluxDB
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...Read more
Prometheus
Prometheus Discussions
What does Prometheus do?
1 Comment
Himanshu J.
HJ
Promothesus is metrics dashboard for your microservices which is based on monitoring your applicationRead more
Monty the Mongoose crying
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