LinDB vs RRDtool
| LinDB | RRDtool | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Deployment | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| SQL support | Yes | — |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | — |
| Query languages | LinQL; SQL-like query syntax | — |
| Ingestion methods | Client libraries; HTTP REST API; InfluxDB Line Protocol | command line; standard-input pipes; Perl; Python; Ruby; Lua; Tcl |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Samsung Mobile US Press, LinDB scores higher on our published basis.