--- title: InfluxDB Reviews meta\_title: 'InfluxDB Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 101 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how InfluxDB works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 101 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Database Software url: https://www.g2.com/categories/database-software --- # InfluxDB Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by InfluxDB but has limited features. Are you part of the InfluxDB team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! InfluxDB is a purpose-built data platform designed to handle all time series data, from users, sensors, applications and infrastructure — seamlessly collecting, storing, visualizing, and turning insight into action. With a library of more than 300 open source Telegraf plugins, importing and monitoring data from any system is easy. InfluxDB empowers developers to build transformative IoT, monitoring and analytics services and applications. InfluxDB’s flexible architecture fits any implementation — whether in the cloud, at the edge or on premises — and its versatility, accessibility and supporting tools (client libraries, APIs, etc.) make it easy for developers at any level to quickly build applications and services with time series data. Optimized for developer efficiency and productivity, the InfluxDB platform gives builders time to focus on the features and functionalities that give their internal projects value and their applications a competitive edge. To get started, InfluxData offers free training through InfluxDB University at https://university.influxdata.com * * * Seller [InfluxData](https://www.g2.com/sellers/influxdata-c4358581-7be9-4eec-a0bc-bd083f9c5468) Discussions [InfluxDB Community](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Jill Guest Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by InfluxDB. ### Free $0.00 ### Usage-Based Pay As You Go [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Tiger Data](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tiger Data") Tiger Data 4.6/5(33) ](https://www.g2.com/products/tiger-data/reviews) [ ![Druid](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Druid") Druid 4.3/5(31) ](https://www.g2.com/products/druid/reviews) [ ![KX](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "KX") KX 4.6/5(51) ](https://www.g2.com/products/kx-kx/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 101 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## InfluxDB Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") EngageBay ](https://www.g2.com/products/engagebay/reviews) Show More SA Sachin A. Administrator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/28/2020 "Best time series Monitoring tool" 4.5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? I like the open source Influxdb, we use it for our in-house server monitoring Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? Limited features in Opensource Influxdb database and also no automatic sharding of database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Monitoring especially and also we use it to track our time series based IOT system prototype. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/16/2020 "Wonderful Embedded DB" 4.5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? I had used this as Timeseries Database with Node-Red and Grafana. I loved the way with which I was able to integrate and with such high performance. I was able to integrate all pieces within a day Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? The Documentation and Community support, though it is good now, I had used it and stacked it in my IoT Analytical suite sometime back Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering InfluxDB: Great Embedded Time series Database with ease of integration and performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? The speed at which I was able to query the Timeseries data and easy integration with Node-Red and Grafana Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sachin S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sachin S.") SS Sachin S. Project Assistant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/9/2020 "A clean and easy to setup package, easy to customize" 4.5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? The best part was the customizations that could be done for retention policies, and the ease of creating new databases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? I did not find any major flaws though i can suggest changes for certain aspects in TICK stack Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering InfluxDB: Go for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? I solved a problem for major airliner wrt to data reduction by using kapacitor and influxdb Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Zuhair S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zuhair S.") ZS Zuhair S. Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/15/2020 "Highly performant Time Series Storage Database" 4.5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? Great at quickly ingesting and querying a bunch of data. When it works, it works extremely well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? Setting up clustering had its issues. Querying aggregations over large time periods is slower than something compared to BigQuery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Anomaly Analysis. InfluxDB has been very useful in zeroing in on causes for anomalies in our software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/11/2020 "Influxdb a timeseries database." 5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? InfluxDB is a NoSQL timeseries database , It stores the data with respect to time . As it stores the data with time that's why it is very fast in performance because here time work as an index to retrieve the information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? Till now everything is fine, I like influxDB very much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? I am using TICK(Telegraf, influxDB, Chronograf, Kapacitor) Stack . I used influxDB as a noSQL database. Performance and scalability is good in influxDB. I used influxdb for log monitoring of metrics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nam N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nam N.") NN Nam N. Full Stack Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/8/2020 "I worker with time-series, so I very interested in Influxdb" 4/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? real-time analytics, providing REST API, web UI, query language Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? The licenses, if you want to scale your database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering InfluxDB: time-series and cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Influxdb helps our team to analytics our metrics of business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/8/2020 "Platform for real time analytics" 5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? I used this software and with the help of influx db i am able used time series database. It is good as go with real time analytics, storage etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? It is an open source, no need to pay any charges and no cons i have yet seen in influx db. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering InfluxDB: It is free as an open source so it will help you alot to learn. It is very fast and it also use time series database which is trending in market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps in business as per operation monitoring, data analytics, sensor data and many more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/12/2020 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/29/2019 "InfluxDb is a Timeseries database and used to store the logs." 5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? The data in influxdb is stored with respect to time and also there is no need to create schema of the table influxdb creates by its own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? I like it very much, every this good till now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? InfluxDB is easy to use, scalable and highly available that's why I preferred to use influxDb as a database. Also in influxdb data is store with the timestamp that's why it is very fast to retrieve any data from influxDb. I used influxDb with TICK Stack(Telegraf, InfluxDb, chronograf, Kapacitor). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/15/2020 "Great Tech to capture events in real time with awesome caching mech." 5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? 1. astonished with the right and read among the distributed environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? Deletion / Updation of a record is quite a tedious process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Logging, Event Capturing, State management of micro-services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/1/2020 "Platform for Application Monitoring" 4.5/5 What do you like best about InfluxDB? This is open source time series database that is developed by influxdb.I used this for real time data analytics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about InfluxDB? So far no cons i find in influxdb workbench. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering InfluxDB: For real time data analytics try to use influxdb workbench it is really helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is InfluxDB solving and how is that benefiting you? Solving real time businsss problem with the help of influx like metric data analytics and many more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about InfluxDB? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about InfluxDB ](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/discussions/new) ![DURGESH V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DURGESH V.") DV DURGESH VERMA • Last activity about 5 years ago 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 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](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) GU Guest User What are the benefits and drawbacks of using InfluxDB for time-series data storage? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-using-influxdb-for-time-series-data-storage) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by InfluxDB. ### Free $0.00 ### Usage-Based Pay As You Go ### Annual Contact Us [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/pricing) InfluxDB Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_3a7a925cc43d97814fa81ec2d6c06f45/amazon-timestream.jpeg "Product Avatar Image") Amazon Timestream 3.7/5(23) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-timestream-vs-influxdata-influxdb) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_4f85992d599388a8385f850885cc117b/questdb.jpg "Product Avatar Image") QuestDB 4.8/5(35) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/influxdata-influxdb-vs-questdb) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_eb5a3f53f09daab3e54a6f0ac5e8b90d/druid.png "Product Avatar Image") Druid 4.3/5(31) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/druid-vs-influxdata-influxdb) ##### ##### InfluxDB Features Functionality Ease of Use Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/influxdata-influxdb/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Application Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)[Time Series Intelligence](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-intelligence)[Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases) [Application Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)[Time Series Intelligence](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-intelligence)[Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases)[Real-time Analytic Database](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);) ##### Explore More [What's the best contact center payments software that goes live in less than one day with minimal setup complexity?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-contact-center-payments-software-that-goes-live-in-less-than-one-day-with-minimal-setup-complexity)[Which brand protection software delivers fast ROI without a lengthy implementation cycle?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-brand-protection-software-delivers-fast-roi-without-a-lengthy-implementation-cycle)[Which managed mobility services vendors provide the most responsive customer support during critical production incidents?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-managed-mobility-services-vendors-provide-the-most-responsive-customer-support-during-critical-production-incidents%20) [Top rated call center tools for tech startups](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-top-rated-call-center-tools-for-tech-startups)[Which reputation management services tools have the strongest proven brand reputation track record for marketing managers at mid-market companies?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-reputation-management-services-tools-have-the-strongest-proven-brand-reputation-track-record-for-marketing-managers-at-mid-market-companies)[Top platforms for real-time ABM performance monitoring](https://www.g2.com/discussions/top-platforms-for-real-time-abm-performance-monitoring) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)