DolphinDB vs TimescaleDB
| DolphinDB | TimescaleDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | $30/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, extension, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | both | both |
| SQL support | Yes | Yes |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| Query languages | DolphinDB SQL; ANSI SQL/SQL-92; DolphinDB scripting language | SQL |
| Ingestion methods | Text, binary, JSON, HDF5, Parquet, Arrow, ODBC, APIs, Kafka, MQTT, ZeroMQ, MySQL, MongoDB, HBase, kdb+ | SQL inserts |
| Paid from | — | 30 /mo |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Samsung Mobile US Press, DolphinDB scores higher on our published basis.