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InfluxDB vs openGemini

InfluxDB: Purpose-built time-series database, rebuilt in Rust on Arrow, DataFusion and Parquet for version 3. openGemini: CNCF sandbox distributed time-series database from Huawei Cloud, compatible with InfluxQL.

key differences

  • Only InfluxDB has joins, triggers.
  • InfluxDB has a serverless option; openGemini does not.

choose influxdb for

  • +Infrastructure and application metrics
  • +IoT sensor telemetry
  • +Industrial equipment monitoring at the edge
  • +Real-time Grafana dashboards

best at · Time-series, Observability, IoT

choose opengemini for

  • +Scaling out InfluxDB 1.x workloads
  • +Operations and infrastructure metrics
  • +IoT telemetry with high cardinality

best at · Time-series, Observability, IoT

InfluxDBPurpose-built time-series database, rebuilt in Rust on Arrow, DataFusion and Parquet for version 3.
openGeminiCNCF sandbox distributed time-series database from Huawei Cloud, compatible with InfluxQL.
overview
Primary model
Time-Series
Time-Series
Also supports
Columnar / OLAP
Columnar / OLAP
Type
Database engine
Database engine
Status
Active
Active
Developer
InfluxData
openGemini community (Huawei Cloud)
First release
2013
2022
Latest version
3.12.1 (Oct 15, 2026)
1.5.2 (Jan 12, 2026)
License
Open source (permissive)MIT or Apache-2.0 (Core); Enterprise is commercial
Open source (permissive)Apache License 2.0
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
51.0
6.5
Rank
#24
#360
GitHub stars
31.8K
1.2K
Stack Overflow questions
2.9K
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scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Horizontal scaling
Native
Native
Multi-region
Read replicas
None
ACID
None
None
Consistency
Eventual
Eventual
Schema
Flexible
Schemaless
Architecture
Single node, Distributed, Shared storage, Client server
Distributed, Client server
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
✓
Vendor-managed cloud
✓
—
Serverless
✓
—
Embedded
—
—
Edge
✓
—
Clouds
AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
–
capabilities
Transactions
—
—
Joins
✓
—
Secondary indexes
—
—
Full-text search
—
—
Vector search
—
—
Geospatial
—
—
JSON
—
—
Change data capture
—
—
Triggers
✓
—
Stored procedures
—
—
Materialized views
—
—
TTL / expiry
✓
✓
Pub/Sub
—
—
Columnar storage
✓
✓
In-memory
—
—
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
✓
✓
Encryption at rest
—
—
Role-based access
✓
✓
Time travel
—
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
—
—
Streaming ingest
✓
✓
Offline sync
—
—
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
SQL, InfluxQL
InfluxQL, PromQL
Client languages
Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, C#
Go, Java, Python
Best for
Time-series, Observability, IoT, Real-time analytics
Time-series, Observability, IoT
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InfluxDB vs openGemini: FAQ

What is the difference between InfluxDB and openGemini?

InfluxDB: Purpose-built time-series database, rebuilt in Rust on Arrow, DataFusion and Parquet for version 3. openGemini: CNCF sandbox distributed time-series database from Huawei Cloud, compatible with InfluxQL. Only InfluxDB has joins, triggers. InfluxDB has a serverless option; openGemini does not.

When should I choose InfluxDB over openGemini?

Choose InfluxDB for infrastructure and application metrics; IoT sensor telemetry; and industrial equipment monitoring at the edge. Choose openGemini for scaling out InfluxDB 1.x workloads; operations and infrastructure metrics; and IoT telemetry with high cardinality.

Is InfluxDB or openGemini more popular?

InfluxDB ranks #24 on the WhichDB Score (51.0/100) and openGemini ranks #360 (6.5/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are InfluxDB and openGemini open source?

Yes. InfluxDB is open source. License: MIT or Apache-2.0 (Core); Enterprise is commercial. Yes. openGemini is open source. License: Apache License 2.0.