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InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack vs Cortex: catalog facts
InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack	Cortex
Free Open source software with no cost for self-hosting.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
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	Supports distributed metric ingestion and querying Keeps metrics beyond individual server lifetimes
Described as legacy, so it lags behind InfluxData's newer 3.x platform Self-hosting four separate components adds operational overhead	Requires managing several infrastructure components in larger deployments.
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
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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