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Cortex vs InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack: catalog facts
Cortex	InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack
Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.	Free Open source software with no cost for self-hosting.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Supports distributed metric ingestion and querying Keeps metrics beyond individual server lifetimes	Bundles collection, storage, visualization and alerting in one open source stack Long track record with a large existing user base on the 1.x line
Requires managing several infrastructure components in larger deployments.	Described as legacy, so it lags behind InfluxData's newer 3.x platform Self-hosting four separate components adds operational overhead
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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