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Gnocchi vs TimeBase

Both stand on time-series databases. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Gnocchi

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted

Gnocchi is a focused, scalable time series database with broad ingestion and storage options. Its self-hosted architecture and upgrade constraints require operational planning.

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Choose Community Edition to start with an Apache 2.0 time-series database, unlimited storage, a web admin interface, and command-line tools. Enterprise is the option for desktop administration and more than 100 commercial data connectors; its listed plan has no stated price.

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The facts

	Gnocchi	TimeBase
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Self-hosted	API, Extension, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Free or on request
Plans published	None	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	gnocchi.osci.io	timebase.info
On time-series databases	#19 of 36	#23 of 36

Gnocchi: what it does well

Open-source and free
Multiple ingestion protocols
Horizontal scaling with stateless services
Several storage backends
Supports retention and archive policies

What to know first

Self-hosted deployment required
No SQL support
PostgreSQL or MySQL indexer required
Upgrades cannot skip major versions

TimeBase: what it does well

Handles real-time, cached, and historical time-series data.
Community Edition includes unlimited data storage.
Supports native Java, C++, C#, Python, and Go APIs.
Offers REST and WebSocket APIs.
Can scale to 10 nodes with consistency and load balancing.

What to know first

Enterprise Edition pricing is not provided in the listed plan facts.
Community Edition deployment instructions use a Docker container or installer.
Commercial data connectors are listed for Enterprise Edition.

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