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Hydrolix vs Timeplus

Both stand on olap software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Hydrolix

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Hydrolix focuses on high-volume, real-time log and telemetry workloads with multiple deployment choices. Its ingestion-based pricing and infrastructure requirements matter when evaluating the managed or self-managed option.

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Timeplus

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Timeplus brings streaming SQL, historical data processing, integrations, dashboards, and alerts into a platform with several deployment options. Proton is free; Cloud is $199 a month, while self-hosted or BYOC pricing is custom.

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The facts

	Hydrolix	Timeplus
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	API, Self-hosted, Web	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	See the plans
Plans published	3	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	hydrolix.io	timeplus.com
On olap software	#22 of 32	#18 of 32

Hydrolix: what it does well

Streaming ingestion and SQL queries
Retains data hot and queryable across 15 months
Typical compression rates of 20x–50x
Runs in VPCs or across multiple clouds
Supports row-level security

What to know first

No free plan
Self-Managed BYOC is intended for 1+ TB/day
Hydrolix Cloud pricing varies by cloud and region
Pricing is billed per GB ingested

Timeplus: what it does well

Processes streaming and historical data in one engine.
SQL supports joins, aggregation, enrichment, and downsampling.
Offers dashboards and SQL-based alerts.
Native connections include Kafka, Pulsar, and ClickHouse.
Proton is free and open source under Apache 2.0.

What to know first

Cloud costs $199 a month.
Self-hosted or BYOC pricing requires a custom quote.
Cloud support is within one business day, versus four hours for self-hosted or BYOC.

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