Best RRDtool Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from time-series databases ranked against RRDtool on the same published basis.
- 1RRDtool vs InfluxDB
- 2RRDtool vs LinDB
- 3RRDtool vs Prometheus
- 4RRDtool vs QuestDB
- 5RRDtool vs TDengine
- 6RRDtool vs VictoriaMetrics
- 7RRDtool vs Apache IoTDB
- 8RRDtool vs DolphinDB
- 9RRDtool vs TimeBase
- 10RRDtool vs Amazon Timestream
- 11RRDtool vs Grafana k6
- 12RRDtool vs OpenTSDB
- 13RRDtool vs GreptimeDB
- 14RRDtool vs Axibase Time Series Database
- 15RRDtool vs Cortex
- 16RRDtool vs kdb+
- 17RRDtool vs TimechoDB
- 18RRDtool vs TimescaleDB
- 19RRDtool vs Warp 10
- 20RRDtool vs BTrDB
RRDtool alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InfluxDB | 6.7 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | LinDB | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Prometheus | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | QuestDB | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | TDengine | 6.6 | Free plan | $281.25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | VictoriaMetrics | 6.6 | Free plan | $200/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Apache IoTDB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | DolphinDB | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | TimeBase | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | Amazon Timestream | 6.4 | No | — | API, Web |
| 11 | Grafana k6 | 6.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 12 | OpenTSDB | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 13 | GreptimeDB | 5.7 | No | $290/mo | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Axibase Time Series Database | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Cortex | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 16 | kdb+ | 5.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 17 | TimechoDB | 5.4 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | TimescaleDB | 5.4 | No | $30/mo | self-hosted |
| 19 | Warp 10 | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | BTrDB | 5.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
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Questions about RRDtool alternatives
What is the best alternative to RRDtool?
InfluxDB, number 1 in time-series databases with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: LinDB, Prometheus, QuestDB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to RRDtool?
InfluxDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.