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Ninox vs QuestDB

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Ninox

Software

The database for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
QuestDB logo

QuestDB

Software

Fast open source time-series database for high throughput ingestion

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only QuestDB has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Ninox paid plans are priced per user starting around 25 euros per month, and offline desktop and mobile access is limited to the higher Business and Enterprise tiers; QuestDB open-source edition lacks high-availability, distributed architecture, and enterprise security features

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ninox and QuestDB actually diverge.

Attributes where Ninox and QuestDB differ
AttributeNinoxQuestDB
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionopen-source
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebDocker, Kubernetes, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Ninox

Nothing recorded that QuestDB does not also cover.

Only in QuestDB

  • High Throughput Ingestion
  • SQL Support
  • Time-series Optimization
  • SIMD Vectorization
  • Column-oriented Storage
  • Built-in Web Console
  • InfluxDB Line Protocol
  • PostgreSQL

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Ninox

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ninox review.

QuestDB

  • Time-series analytics ingesting up to 20M rows/second from IoT sensors or financial data feedsnot Ninox
  • Real-time dashboarding with 32ms time-to-first-row latency for minute-level analyticsnot Ninox
  • Applications requiring multi-tier storage (hot ingest, real-time SQL, cold Parquet archive)not Ninox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Ninox

  • Paid plans are priced per user starting around 25 euros per month, and offline desktop and mobile access is limited to the higher Business and Enterprise tiers

QuestDB

  • Open-source edition lacks high-availability, distributed architecture, and enterprise security features
  • Enterprise edition pricing not published; requires contacting sales for custom quote
  • Ingestion limit of 20M rows/sec platform-dependent; may not scale to extreme throughput requirements

Pricing, plan by plan

Ninox

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ninox review.

QuestDB

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the QuestDB review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Ninox if

Nothing in the data separates Ninox from QuestDB on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ninox review

Choose QuestDB if

  • You need high throughput ingestion.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • You also want sql support.
QuestDB review

Questions people ask

Is Ninox or QuestDB better?
Neither clearly leads. Ninox starts at On request and QuestDB at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ninox or QuestDB?
QuestDB has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Ninox and Free for QuestDB.
Does Ninox or QuestDB run on more platforms?
Ninox runs on Web. QuestDB runs on Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Can I use QuestDB for free?
Yes. QuestDB has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ninox starts at On request.
What can Ninox do that QuestDB cannot?
QuestDB covers High Throughput Ingestion, SQL Support, Time-series Optimization, SIMD Vectorization.
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