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OpenTSDB

The Scalable Time Series Database.

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Overview

OpenTSDB (Open Time Series Database) is a distributed, scalable time-series database written on top of Apache HBase. It was designed to collect, store, and serve metrics from a large number of sources at a high rate. OpenTSDB has a simple, tag-based data model that allows for flexible and efficient querying of time-series data. It is well-suited for monitoring and operational intelligence use cases.

✨ Key Features

  • Scalable to handle billions of data points
  • Tag-based data model for flexible querying
  • Built on top of the highly scalable Apache HBase
  • Simple, HTTP-based API for data ingestion and querying
  • Real-time graphing and visualization capabilities
  • Support for downsampling and aggregation

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Scalability based on the underlying HBase infrastructure
  • Tag-based data model for flexible querying
  • Proven track record in large-scale monitoring environments

Unique Value: A highly scalable, open-source time-series database for storing and serving massive amounts of monitoring data, built on the proven foundation of Apache HBase.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Infrastructure and systems monitoring Application performance monitoring Network monitoring Industrial and sensor data collection

✅ Best For

  • Large-scale monitoring of server and network infrastructure
  • Storing and analyzing metrics from a large number of distributed systems

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Applications requiring a SQL interface
  • Storing non-time-series data
  • Environments without an existing Hadoop/HBase infrastructure

🏆 Alternatives

InfluxDB Prometheus Graphite

Compared to newer time-series databases, OpenTSDB's reliance on HBase can make it more complex to set up and manage. However, for organizations already using HBase, it provides a powerful and scalable solution for time-series data.

💻 Platforms

Self-hosted (Linux)

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

Grafana tcollector (its own data collection agent) Various monitoring and collection agents

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: OpenTSDB is open-source and free to use.

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