#11 in DatabasesUpdated 2026-08

InfluxDB

by InfluxDB · Time series database for telemetry, edge and sensor data

67.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

InfluxDB is a time series database for continuous, high-resolution data from sensors, edge devices and infrastructure. Data is written at high ingest rates with compression-based storage and queried with SQL through client libraries for Python, JavaScript, Go, C# and Java. It runs self-managed on-prem, at the edge or in a private cloud, or as a service managed by InfluxData or AWS.

Best for: Engineering teams storing high-rate sensor and telemetry data on-prem, at the edge or in managed cloud.
Pricing: InfluxDB 3 Core is free and open source, Cloud Serverless is usage-based ($0.0025/MB in, $0.012 per 100 queries, $0.002/GB-hour storage, $0.09/GB out) with $250 of starting credit, while Enterprise, Cloud Dedicated and Telegraf Enterprise (from $18,000/year) are custom-priced through sales.
Runs on: WebmacOSLinuxSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

400+ Telegraf plugins for collecting data from existing tools
SQL queries via Python, JavaScript, Go, C# and Java client libraries
Same engine self-managed on-prem, at the edge or in the cloud
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 certified across products

Trade-offs

Open source Core is single-node: no HA, no SSO, community support only
Enterprise and Cloud Dedicated prices are quoted only through sales
Cloud Serverless is multi-tenant with service quotas and no high availability
On Cloud Dedicated, SAML/SSO and private networking are paid add-ons

Pricing

Published plans from InfluxDB’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

InfluxDB pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
InfluxDB 3 Enterprise	Contact sales	Self-managed on-prem, private cloud or edge Unlimited scale, no service quotas High availability, read replicas, SAML/SSO and OAuth 30-day free trial, no credit card needed
Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB	—AWS consumption pricing	Fully managed on AWS, deployed from the AWS console Billed to your AWS account; credits and EDP discounts apply Native IAM and VPC integration High availability included
Cloud Dedicated	Contact sales	Single-tenant, fully managed cloud Unlimited scale, high availability and read replicas Private networking and SAML/SSO as add-ons Technical support SLA and disaster recovery support
Cloud Serverless	—usage-based	Free tier with limited ingest rate and 30-day retention $250 free credit, no minimum commitment Usage rates: $0.0025/MB in, $0.012 per 100 queries, $0.002/GB-hour, $0.09/GB out Multi-tenant, service quotas apply, no high availability
InfluxDB 3 Core	—free forever	Open source, self-managed, no licence required Full InfluxDB 3 engine on Linux, Mac and Docker Single node for local dev, edge and prototyping No HA, no enterprise security, community support only
Telegraf Enterprise	Contact sales	Plans start at $18,000/year Centralised config, agent health monitoring, visual config builder RBAC and enterprise support SLA Single binary deploy, any output backend

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 25 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 75 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 80 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 45 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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