Alternatives to InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack
Legacy self-hosted time-series platform bundling InfluxDB with Telegraf, Chronograf and Kapacitor. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack
Legacy self-hosted time-series platform bundling InfluxDB with Telegraf, Chronograf and Kapacitor.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack.
Prometheus
Metrics database that scrapes targets and evaluates alerting rules.
Prometheus uses a pull-based metrics model with PromQL and built-in alerting rules, but local storage is not clustered and long retention needs extra components.
Netdata
Per-second metrics for a machine with no configuration, and charts that appear the moment you install it.
Netdata collects per-second metrics with dashboards and alarms working immediately after install, but long retention across many machines pushes toward its paid cloud.
Zabbix
Enterprise-scale open-source monitoring for networks and applications.
Zabbix replaces the four-component stack with one monitoring platform with templates and alerting, though its configuration is extensive.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Telegraf
Collect and forward metrics using a configurable server agent.
Grafana
Dashboard and visualization front end for metrics, logs and traces.
Cortex
Provide scalable, multi-tenant storage for Prometheus-compatible metrics.
Thanos
Extend Prometheus with long-term storage and a shared query layer.
OpenTelemetry Collector
Receive, process and export telemetry through a vendor-neutral collector.
windows_exporter
Expose Windows system metrics to Prometheus.
