# Prometheus vs Tiger Data Comparison

| | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 62 | 33 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (39.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (78.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Free Trial | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Prometheus

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (7 reviews)
- Integrations (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (4 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (2 reviews)

### Tiger Data

Pros:
- Ease of Use (8 reviews)
- Easy Setup (5 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (4 reviews)
- Expensive Licensing (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (54 reviews) | 9.3 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.2 (55 reviews) | 9.0 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (39 reviews) | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (31 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (42 reviews) | 9.5 (24 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (50 reviews) | 9.1 (27 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Prometheus

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Tiger Data

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: Free Trial

Description: 30 day free trial. No credit card required.

Key Features:
- Create a fully-managed Timescale instance in 30 seconds.
- Ingest data at petabyte-scale with rock-solid reliability
- Analyze data using advanced time-series capabilities

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/tiger-data/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | 8.1/10 | 13 |
| **Tiger Data** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data dictionary** | 8.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.3 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 8.5 (12 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Modeling** | 8.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Analysis** | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Maintenance

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup and Recovery** | 8.0 (10 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Multi-User Environment** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | 7.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Access Control** | 7.3 (10 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tiger Data** | 9.5/10 | 10 |

#### Management 

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 

#### Support 

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.2 (10 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tiger Data** | N/A | N/A |

#### Storage

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Container Monitoring

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | 8.3/10 | 20 |
| **Tiger Data** | N/A | N/A |

#### Alerts management

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-mode alerts** | 7.8 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Opimization alerts** | 8.1 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Incident alerts** | 8.9 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Resource utilization** | 8.5 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Real-time monitoring** | 9.4 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance baseline** | 8.8 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **API monitoring** | 8.3 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Automation

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Resolution automation** | 8.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 8.6 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Search** | 8.0 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 8.2 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Visualization** | 7.7 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Track trends** | 8.5 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Issue Resolution

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Root cause identification** | 8.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Resolution guidance** | 7.8 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive identification** | 7.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Vector Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tiger Data** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Indexing

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Filters

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tiger Data** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tiger Data** | N/A | N/A |

#### Development

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Deployment** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Development Tools** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Development Environment** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Database

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Auto Scaling** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 

#### Infrastructure

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Networking** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Prometheus** | N/A | N/A |
| **Tiger Data** | 8.6/10 | 15 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | Not enough data | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | Not enough data | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | Not enough data | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | Not enough data | 8.9 (11 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | Not enough data | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | 7.1 (11 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms), [Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases)

**Unique to Prometheus (1):** [Container Monitoring Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-monitoring-tools)

**Unique to Tiger Data (6):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas), [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Prometheus | Tiger Data | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 32.8% | 78.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 39.3% | 18.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 27.9% | 3.0% | 

### By Industry

#### Prometheus

- **Computer Software:** 29.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 24.6%
- **Internet:** 6.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 4.9%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.9%
- **Architecture & Planning:** 3.3%
- **Information Services:** 3.3%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 3.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.6%
- **Media Production:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 16.4%

#### Tiger Data

- **Computer Software:** 24.2%
- **Financial Services:** 21.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.1%
- **Consulting:** 6.1%
- **Renewables & Environment:** 6.1%
- **Oil & Energy:** 6.1%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 6.1%
- **Maritime:** 3.0%
- **Internet:** 3.0%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.0%
- **Other:** 9.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Prometheus

- [Dynatrace](https://www.g2.com/products/dynatrace/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1363 reviews)
- [Datadog](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (722 reviews)
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- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (683 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1680 reviews)
- [ScyllaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/scylladb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (427 reviews)
- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (529 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Prometheus

- Title: [What is Prometheus used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-prometheus-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Prometheus is primarily used for monitoring and alerts in IT systems, especially to track the performance of applications and infrastructure."
- Title: [What does Prometheus do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-prometheus-do) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Promothesus is metrics dashboard for your microservices which is based on monitoring your application"

### Tiger Data

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/prometheus-vs-tiger-data)