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DataStax Enterprise vs InfluxDB comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.4
Entities saved costs, improved performance, and reduced time to market with DataStax Enterprise, achieving 99.9% uptime and efficiency.
Sentiment score
5.8
Companies experienced enhanced operational efficiency and increased customer satisfaction with InfluxDB through real-time monitoring and automation.
We have seen a return on investment with DataStax Enterprise as we saved a lot of money and time, despite investing more on infrastructure; our ongoing business success with a 99.9% uptime helps us earn more.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
Earlier it was around 15 months, and we have been able to deploy and scale our application within 10 months.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
We realized significant cost savings after migrating to DataStax Enterprise, as the previously slow critical queries now run significantly faster, improving efficiency and performance metrics across the board.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
These improvements translated into both cost savings and better service reliability, directly impacting business outcomes.
Senior Data Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
It simplifies processes and reduces the need for additional employees.
Team Lead, Software at Energybox
It has reduced a lot of time in terms of troubleshooting because the way it produces the data on a time-series basis allows me to collect and store the data for future reference.
Sdet Performance Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.8
DataStax Enterprise support is highly praised for efficiency, responsiveness, quick resolutions, and knowledgeable, proactive assistance.
Sentiment score
5.8
InfluxDB customer support is praised for enterprise-level help but needs faster response times and more complex deployment support.
I would rate the customer support a 10 because I always receive the help I need from them.
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Any requests I have raised receive prompt responses, often within minutes.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real-time transaction processing, both reads and writes, is where DataStax Enterprise shines the most.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
They get on a call, resolve issues, and handle everything efficiently.
Senior Dev Ops Engineer at 11 East Capital
The InfluxDB support team was knowledgeable and helped us troubleshoot complex problems efficiently.
Senior Data Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
Obtaining that quantity of data directly from InfluxDB is quite challenging, and that is why we ask for help from the InfluxDB team to retrieve the data to avoid timeouts and those kinds of issues.
Team Lead, Software at Energybox
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.7
DataStax Enterprise offers exceptional scalability and efficiency, enhancing performance, reducing costs, and supporting multi-region deployments with active-active architecture.
Sentiment score
7.0
InfluxDB scales efficiently in enterprises, supports large data volumes, and integrates well, though backup stability varies by deployment.
Overall, we saw a decrease in operational costs due to better resource usage and less manual work, which made my team more efficient and allowed us to focus on new projects.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
DataStax Enterprise's scalability is very fast with linear scalability and hence is very scalable.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
The active-active architecture helped us really scale and provide data to both Singapore and Indian users.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The main challenge with InfluxDB, which is common with all databases, was handling very high throughput systems and high throughput message flow.
Deployment Engineer at Derq
It can handle large volumes of time-series data and with high ingestion rates, making it suitable for enterprise-scale deployments.
Senior Data Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
We’ve scaled on volume with seven years of continuous data without performance degradation.
Senior System Developer at Norled
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
DataStax Enterprise shows strong stability and scalability, reducing downtime by 40% and effectively supporting extensive organizational demands.
Sentiment score
8.0
InfluxDB is reliable, stable, and supported, with minor issues resolved by integrations and support, except in Azure China.
DataStax Enterprise provides enough stability for our organization, and scaling can be done up to terabytes and petabytes.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
After using DataStax Enterprise, our system downtime dropped by approximately 40%, helping us avoid lost revenue.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It serves as the backbone of our application, and its stability is crucial.
Senior System Developer at Norled
We have used it to support mission-critical systems with continuous data ingestion and real-time analytics.
Senior Data Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
It is very stable, with no reliability or downtime in InfluxDB.
Student at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

DataStax Enterprise needs enhanced UI, automation, compatibility, support, and cost effectiveness to reduce complexity and improve processes.
InfluxDB requires improvements in query language, UI, pricing, documentation, scalability, cloud integration, and support for non-technical users.
There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Better compatibility with prior versions in terms of codebases should also be improved.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
For example, it can implement some cost optimization where the license can be expensive, and compared to open-source Cassandra, cost is a concern.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
InfluxDB deprecated FluxQL, which was intuitive since developers are already familiar with standard querying.
Chief Technology Officer at Presta Agency
Having a SQL abstraction in InfluxDB could be beneficial, making it more accessible for teams that prefer querying with SQL-style syntax.
Senior System Developer at Norled
It could include automated backup and a monitoring solution for InfluxDB or a script developed by a REST API.
Network engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

InfluxDB's pricing shift to a monthly model prompts enterprises to consider open-source options for cost-effective scalability and flexibility.
For smaller organizations working under a tight budget, it might not be very affordable compared to other alternatives.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I was not involved in the licensing for DataStax Enterprise, which is managed by a different team, but I understand it operates on a core-based licensing model, which is standard.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
We use the open-source version of InfluxDB, so it is free.
Senior System Developer at Norled
I find the cloud version pricing of InfluxDB reasonable, and for the on-premises solution we use in our service, we need to purchase licenses.
Team Lead, Software at Energybox
Pricing is based on data volume, retention, and features, which really makes it scalable but requires careful planning to avoid unexpected costs.
Senior Data Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

DataStax Enterprise ensures high availability, scalability, and security with real-time replication, fault tolerance, and easy management for businesses.
InfluxDB excels in fast data writes, analytics, and integration, enhancing efficiency and visualization with robust community support.
The scaling and speed of data access have benefited my team because the scaling and the speeding of data provide linear scale as well as multi-data centers' real-time replication of data such that we can maintain uptime even with the loss of multiple data centers.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I can confirm that the outcomes of using DataStax Enterprise show that our database uptime has increased drastically to around 99.9%.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization because during research for a NoSQL database, developers are very positive about using DataStax Enterprise because of its really easy setup and the querying to the database is very efficient.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The most important feature for us is low latency, which is crucial in building a high-performance engine for day trading.
Chief Technology Officer at Presta Agency
InfluxDB’s core functionality is crucial as it allows us to store our data and execute queries with excellent response times.
Senior System Developer at Norled
It helps me maintain my solution easily because it is very reliable, so we didn't face any performance issues or crashes regarding our queries; we can get the results very fast.
Solutions Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

DataStax Enterprise
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Vector Databases (13th)
InfluxDB
Ranking in NoSQL Databases
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Non-Relational Databases (1st), Open Source Databases (7th), Network Monitoring Software (14th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the NoSQL Databases category, the mindshare of DataStax Enterprise is 3.7%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of InfluxDB is 5.3%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
NoSQL Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
InfluxDB5.3%
DataStax Enterprise3.7%
Other91.0%
NoSQL Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Pooja Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Reliable backup and recovery has protected critical telecom customer data in daily operations
When I was taking the backup with a data volume of 15 to 20 GB, the full backup running for the first time did not provide metrics to understand what percent of progress had been made. We had to read the logs, but we did not see any percentage in those logs. This is an improvement item for DataStax Enterprise to provide metrics, a bar, or a percentage so we can grasp how much data has been backed up or restored. There are no graphs available to make us aware of how long the process will take to complete, which is a drawback I noticed during backup and restore. In addition, I notice a huge time lag during restoration because each node takes a lot of time to be added to the pool and to the cluster node, one by one. The entire time the production is down presents a concerning situation. There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
Mugeesh Husain - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Software at Energybox
Time series data has been managed efficiently for IoT sensors but reporting still needs improvement
How InfluxDB can be improved is relevant since for Energy Box, we face certain issues. We have customers worldwide, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, but when we expanded to China two years ago, they indicated that they do not support the cloud version there. Our application is built on the cloud, which required us to create a separate application for Azure China, which was painful for us. The second issue involves frequent version changes. For example, we started with version one, transitioned to version two, and I heard they are considering InfluxDB version three, reverting to earlier practices. InfluxDB should improve without completely changing its approach. Now we have to redo our work for InfluxDB version three. Regarding needed improvements, the documentation is sufficient, but pricing presents a challenge. InfluxDB has standard pricing, which is acceptable for large companies. However, for startups in our position, they should provide special discounts so everyone can utilize it. The pricing should adapt as companies grow, which is a reasonable expectation.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataStax Enterprise?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is pretty good. I do not find any difficulty in it.
What needs improvement with DataStax Enterprise?
When I was taking the backup with a data volume of 15 to 20 GB, the full backup running for the first time did not provide metrics to understand what percent of progress had been made. We had to re...
What is your primary use case for DataStax Enterprise?
DataStax Enterprise is currently deployed in production at Amdocs where we provide service to the AT&T account. To store customer data, we manage all customer usage information. Our company is ...
What needs improvement with InfluxDB?
If the dashboarding facility can be improved in terms of the visualization parameters and the amount of support available from the community, as well as having smarter alerts to send those alerts t...
What is your primary use case for InfluxDB?
My main use case for InfluxDB is to inject all my performance data and visualize it as a data source into Grafana. My data comes from JMeter from a plugin, which is inserting data to InfluxDB, and ...
What advice do you have for others considering InfluxDB?
It is good to start with InfluxDB to stabilize your data, visualize your data, and have the data stored on a time-series basis. I would recommend everyone to get into InfluxDB and start using it. T...
 

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