Cortex vs OneTick
| Cortex | OneTick | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Deployment | self_hosted | both |
| SQL support | No | Yes |
| Retention policies | Yes | — |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | — |
| Query languages | PromQL | OneTick SQL, Python |
| Ingestion methods | Prometheus remote_write; OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) | Tick data collection |
| Free plan | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Freedom251, Cortex scores higher on our published basis.