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Compare KX and Prometheus 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
KX
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 plansPrometheus
Star Rating
(59)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PrometheusKX vs Prometheus
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Prometheus easier to use. However, KX is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with KX overall.
- Reviewers felt that KX meets the needs of their business better than Prometheus.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that KX is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of KX over Prometheus.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
KX
Free
$0.00
Rate-limited plan for quickly and easily getting started with kdb+.
- Fastest query speed
- In-memory compute engine
- Extreme scalability
Prometheus
No pricing availableFree Trial
KX
Free Trial is available
Prometheus
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
35
8.8
51
Ease of Use
6.7
38
8.1
52
Ease of Setup
8.5
24
8.1
36
Ease of Admin
8.9
14
8.1
31
Quality of Support
8.7
33
7.8
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
12
8.7
21
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
42
8.5
48
Features by Category
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
7.8
12
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
11
Security
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Storage
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.5
22
Not enough data
Availability
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
17
Not enough data
Security
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
Support
7.7
11
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Alerts management
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Analysis
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
8.5
16
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Data Indexing
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Filters
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Query latency
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Data latency
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Connectors
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
Scale
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
Architecture
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
KX and Prometheus are categorized as Time Series Databases
Unique Categories
KX is categorized as Columnar Databases, Time Series Intelligence, Stream Analytics, Real-time Analytic Database, and Vector Database
Prometheus is categorized as Container Monitoring and Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
KX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prometheus
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
Financial Services
46.0%
Banking
12.0%
Capital Markets
10.0%
Investment Banking
6.0%
Investment Management
4.0%
Other
22.0%
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Internet
6.9%
Telecommunications
5.2%
Logistics and Supply Chain
3.4%
Other
27.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
KX has no discussions with answers
What does Prometheus do?
1 Comment
HJ
Promothesus is metrics dashboard for your microservices which is based on monitoring your applicationRead more
Prometheus has no more discussions with answers
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