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