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Name

Description

DBMS for storing time series, events and metrics

Spatial extension of PostgreSQL

Distributed In-Memory NewSQL RDBMS

Used for OLTP applications with a high frequency of relatively simple transactions, that can hold all their data in memory

Primary database model

Time Series DBMS

Spatial DBMS

Relational DBMS

Secondary database models

Spatial DBMS

with GEO package

Relational DBMS

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Score	21.54
Rank	#28	Overall
	#1	Time Series DBMS

Score	19.61
Rank	#30	Overall
	#1	Spatial DBMS

Score	1.21
Rank	#161	Overall
	#73	Relational DBMS

Website

www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview

postgis.net

www.voltdb.com

Technical documentation

docs.influxdata.com/influxdb

postgis.net/documentation

docs.voltdb.com

Developer

VoltDB Inc.

Initial release

2013

2005

2010

Current release

2.7.6, April 2024

3.4.2, February 2024

11.3, April 2022

License

Commercial or Open Source

Open Source

MIT-License; commercial enterprise version available

Open Source

GPL v2.0

Open Source

AGPL for Community Edition, commercial license for Enterprise, AWS, and Pro Editions

Cloud-based only

Only available as a cloud service

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Implementation language

Java, C++

Server operating systems

Linux
OS X

through Homebrew

Linux
OS X

for development

Data scheme

schema-free

yes

Typing

predefined data types such as float or date

Numeric data and Strings

yes

XML support

Some form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.

yes

Secondary indexes

yes

SQL

Support of SQL

SQL-like query language

yes

only a subset of SQL 99

APIs and other access methods

HTTP API
JSON over UDP

Java API
JDBC
RESTful HTTP/JSON API

Supported programming languages

.Net
Clojure
Erlang
Go
Haskell
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript (Node.js)
Lisp
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
Scala

C#
C++
Erlang

not officially supported
Go
Java
JavaScript

Node.js
PHP
Python

Server-side scripts

Stored procedures

user defined functions

Java

Triggers

yes

Partitioning methods

Methods for storing different data on different nodes

Sharding

in enterprise version only

yes

based on PostgreSQL

Sharding

Replication methods

Methods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodes

selectable replication factor

in enterprise version only

yes

based on PostgreSQL

Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication

MapReduce

Offers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methods

Consistency concepts

Methods to ensure consistency in a distributed system

Immediate Consistency

Foreign keys

Referential integrity

yes

FOREIGN KEY constraints are not supported

Transaction concepts

Support to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of data

ACID

Transactions are executed single-threaded within stored procedures

Concurrency

Support for concurrent manipulation of data

yes

Data access is serialized by the server

Durability

Support for making data persistent

yes

Snapshots and command logging

In-memory capabilities

Is there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.

yes

Depending on used storage engine

User concepts

Access control

simple rights management via user accounts

yes

based on PostgreSQL

Users and roles with access to stored procedures

More information provided by the system vendor

News

Build a Time Series Forecasting Pipeline in InfluxDB 3 Without Writing Code
17 April 2025

InfluxDB 3 Core & Enterprise GA: The Next Generation Time Series Platform for Developers is Here
15 April 2025

Deadman Alerts with the Python Processing Engine
9 April 2025

Optimizing SQL (and DataFrames) in DataFusion: Part 2
3 April 2025

Simplifying Multi-Node Setups with InfluxDB 3 Enterprise Modes
2 April 2025

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More resources

DB-Engines blog posts

Why Build a Time Series Data Platform?
20 July 2017, Paul Dix (guest author)

Time Series DBMS are the database category with the fastest increase in popularity
4 July 2016, Matthias Gelbmann

Time Series DBMS as a new trend?
1 June 2015, Paul Andlinger

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Spatial database management systems
6 April 2021, Matthias Gelbmann

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Recent citations in the news

InfluxData Releases InfluxDB 3 Core and InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
16 April 2025, Database Trends and Applications

InfluxData rolls out InfluxDB 3 to power real-time apps at scale
15 April 2025, Blocks and Files

InfluxData Announces General Availability of InfluxDB 3 Core and InfluxDB 3 Enterprise, Simplifying How Developers Build with Time Series Data
15 April 2025, Business Wire

InfluxDB 3 Core & Enterprise bring high-speed data tools
17 April 2025, IT Brief Asia

Time series data: AWS/InfluxDB team up for open-source innovation
7 April 2025, SiliconANGLE

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VoltDB Launches Active(N) Lossless Cross Data Center Replication
31 August 2021, PR Newswire

VoltDB Announces Key New Hires
26 October 2021, citybiz

MemSQL, VoltDB Vie For In-Memory Big Data Role
12 February 2015, Information Week

VoltDB Adds Geospatial Support to Its Operational InMemory SQL Database
30 January 2016, App Developer Magazine

New startup from Postgres creator puts the database at heart of software stack
12 March 2024, TechCrunch

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