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kdb+ vs. M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
kdb+
Score 9.0 out of 10
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kdb+ is a time series database from kx headquartered in Palo Alto, California, a division of First Derivatives.N/A
M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)
Score 0.0 out of 10
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M3 is a Prometheus compatible, metrics engine that provides visibility, consisting of 3 simple components for ingestion and streaming aggregation, a timeseries database, and a real-time query engine. It is available free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license, and was originally conceived and created by developers at Uber. Docker is not required but suggested as the easiest way to run and manage M3DB.N/A
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kdb+M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)
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Free/Freemium Version
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Community Pulse
kdb+M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)
Considered Both Products
kdb+
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Chose kdb+
Cheaper, more commonly used in industry. Simpler to start using, complications of the language aside.
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Chose kdb+
Python is very commonly used for large data analysis and in general is much easier to pickup than kdb+. The biggest drawback of kdb+ is the learning curve.
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Chose kdb+
It is much faster and more flexible than traditional SQL databases.
M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)

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User Ratings
kdb+M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
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Usability
7.0
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Support Rating
3.0
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Implementation Rating
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User Testimonials
kdb+M3 Open Source Metrics Engine (M3DB)
Likelihood to Recommend
When you are dealing with large scale time series data, [there are] no better alternatives. I've seen some firms use other so called "big data" alternatives, and claim they can store the data just as efficiently. However, once you want to generate sophisticated analytics from the data, nothing beats kdb+
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Pros
  • Efficient computing.
  • Code interpretation is fast.
  • Designed with finance in mind.
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Cons
  • It is sometimes painful to accept the fact that KDB+ is not fully multithreaded.
  • The ability to write shorter code for a complex logic is really good. But it makes it really cryptic. Cryptic codes are very difficult to maintain and extend.
  • For some small institutions license cost is little high.
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Likelihood to Renew
switching costs
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Usability
its ok
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Support Rating
We don't use it.
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Return on Investment
  • Ability to get insights into a large production system.
  • Ability to handle data volumes greater than more basic databases / query languages.
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