CnosDB vs Cortex
| CnosDB | Cortex | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Deployment | both | self_hosted |
| SQL support | Yes | No |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| Query languages | SQL, DataFrame API | PromQL |
| Ingestion methods | SQL, Line Protocol, OpenTSDB, Elasticsearch bulk, Loki, NDJSON, OpenTelemetry | Prometheus remote_write; OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Freedom251, Cortex scores higher on our published basis.