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InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack vs Prometheus: catalog facts
InfluxDB 1.x / TICK Stack	Prometheus
Free Open source software with no cost for self-hosting.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, 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	Label-based data model and PromQL make ad-hoc questions easy to answer Pull model needs no agent configuration beyond exposing a metrics endpoint
Described as legacy, so it lags behind InfluxData's newer 3.x platform Self-hosting four separate components adds operational overhead	Local storage is not clustered; long retention needs Thanos, Mimir or similar Pull model does not suit short-lived jobs without a push gateway
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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