RRDTool Alternatives

RRDTool is described as 'RRDtool (acronym for round-robin database tool) aims to handle time-series data like network bandwidth, temperatures, CPU load, etc. The data are stored in a round-robin database (circular buffer), thus the system storage footprint remains constant over time' and is an website in the development category. There are seven alternatives to RRDTool, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Docker apps. The best RRDTool alternative is Monitorix, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to RRDTool are InfluxDB, Graphite Monitoring, KairosDB and Axibase Time Series Database.

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  1. Monitorix icon
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    Monitorix is a system monitoring tool designed to monitor as many services and system resources as possible. Due to its simplicity and small size it can also be used on embedded devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • Monitorix is the most popular Linux alternative to RRDTool.

    • Monitorix is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RRDTool.

    • Monitorix is Free and Open SourceRRDTool is also Free and Open Source
    • Monitorix is LightweightRRDTool is not according to our users
  2. InfluxDB icon
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    InfluxDB open source time series database, purpose-built by InfluxData for monitoring metrics and events, provides real-time visibility into stacks, sensors, and systems. Use InfluxDB to capture, analyze, and store millions of points per second, meet demanding SLA’s, and chart a...

    16 InfluxDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
    • InfluxDB is the most popular Windows, Mac, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to RRDTool.

    • InfluxDB is Freemium and Open SourceRRDTool is Free and Open Source
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    Graphite is a highly scalable real-time graphing system. As a user, you write an application that collects numeric time-series data that you are interested in graphing, and send it to Graphite's processing backend, carbon, which stores the data in Graphite's specialized...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Django
     
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    KairosDB is a fast distributed scalable time series database written on top of Cassandra.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    ATSD is purpose-built for analyzing and reporting on massive volumes of time-series data collected at high frequency. Features include data analytics, visualization, data forecasting, reporting, alerting. All in one product built for big data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. OpenTSDB icon
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    OpenTSDB is a distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB) written on top of HBase. OpenTSDB was written to address a common need: store, index and serve metrics collected from computer systems (network gear, operating systems, applications) at a large scale, and make this...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    ReductStore: A high-performance time-series object store for edge AI applications. Client SDKs: For Python, JavaScript, C++, Rust, and cURL. Web Console: Integrated interface for data management. CLI Client: A command line client for managing ReductStore.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • ReductStore is the most popular commercial alternative to RRDTool.

    • ReductStore is Paid and ProprietaryRRDTool is Free and Open Source
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