Axibase Time Series Database

Web · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Axibase Time Series Database is ranked #11 of 36 in time-series databases on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web.

Compared on time-series databases

Free plan: Yes
Deployment: both
SQL support: Yes
Retention policies: Yes
Horizontal scaling: Yes
Query languages: SQL
Ingestion methods: REST API, network API, CSV, Kafka, JDBC, TCP/UDP, collectors

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The record

Current site: The current Axibase homepage says the company is operating in stealth mode.
Purpose: ATSD stores time series, timestamped messages, and entity properties; time series can be analyzed with SQL and visualized with graphs.
Data ingestion: ATSD provides REST and Network APIs for inserting time series, properties, and messages, and supports CSV bulk imports including ZIP and TAR.GZ archives.
Analysis: ATSD supports SQL queries, and its SQL Console can export results in CSV, JSON, and Excel formats or store them as derived series.
Alerting: The built-in Rule Engine can monitor ATSD metrics and trigger email alerts when configured rule conditions are met.
Integrations: Axibase Collector supports data collection jobs for AWS, Docker, HTTP, JDBC, JMX, Kafka, SNMP, and other sources.
Web access: ATSD's web interface is accessed over HTTPS on port 8443.
Authentication: ATSD documents form, Basic, and bearer-token authentication; tokens can be configured to expire and restricted by IP address.
Access control: ATSD uses roles and entity-group permissions to control access to protected resources and data.
Support: The documentation lists commercial support through its Support Desk and trial-period support by email.
Query limits: The documented default limit for metrics matched by a metric LIKE expression in ATSD series tables is 50.
Database: ATSD stores time series, timestamped text messages, and entity properties.
Querying: ATSD supports SQL for querying and analyzing time series data.
Visualization: Users can create portals with custom layouts and any number of widgets to visualize series.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Time-Series Databases in 2026#11 of 36

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Sources

axibase.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/schema.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/writing-data.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/sql/sql-console.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/administration/monitoring-met· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/installation/verifying-instal· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/administration/user-authentic· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/administration/user-authoriza· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/administration/support.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/administration/server-propert· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/tutorials/getting-started-sql· checked 4 Oct 2026
axibase.com/docs/atsd/tutorials/getting-started.htm· checked 4 Oct 2026