Cortex vs TimeBase
| Cortex | TimeBase | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | api, extension, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Deployment | self_hosted | both |
| SQL support | No | — |
| Retention policies | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| Query languages | PromQL | QQL |
| Ingestion methods | Prometheus remote_write; OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) | Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, REST/WS, Kafka, loaders |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Time-Series Databases. On Freedom251, TimeBase scores higher on our published basis.