opentsdb ☆
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Description:
Scalable, distributed Time Series Database
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2.4.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Oct 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Databases
Tags: time-series database monitoring metrics hbase
Install: brew install opentsdb
About:
OpenTSDB is a distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB) written on top of Apache HBase. It enables users to store and index vast amounts of numerical time-series data, such as metrics and performance monitoring data, with high precision. Its primary value proposition is providing real-time visibility into system metrics at scale, facilitating infrastructure monitoring and analysis.
Key Features:
  • High performance writes and reads for millions of data points per second
  • Built on Apache HBase for scalability and reliability
  • Flexible querying for graphing and analytics
  • Supports data collection via native and third-party agents
Use Cases:
  • Infrastructure and application performance monitoring (APM)
  • Large-scale IoT sensor data aggregation
  • Real-time business intelligence metrics tracking
Alternatives:
  • InfluxDB – InfluxDB is often easier to set up and manage for single-node instances, while OpenTSDB excels in massive scale environments leveraging Hadoop/HBase ecosystems.
  • Prometheus – Prometheus uses a pull model and is tightly integrated with Kubernetes, whereas OpenTSDB typically uses a push model and is designed for long-term storage of high-cardinality data.
Version History
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Oct 28, 2025 10:53pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 87731385
Sep 29, 2024 4:18am 0 VERSION_BUMP e3e282f7
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Mar 6, 2023 8:48pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2072aeeb
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