# A Practical Comparison of TimescaleDB and InfluxDB ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) URL:: https://bausk.dev/a-practical-comparison-of-timescaledb-and-influxdb/ Author:: bausk.dev ## Highlights > My research for my specific needs resulted in a **win for TimescaleDB from the developer experience (DX) point of view.** I would argue that DX accounts for what matters the most at the early stages of project development. It's pretty old to say that you want to iterate quickly and be productive from the get go (who doesn't, regardless of project stage or size?), but what really makes the difference here is a developer's luxury **to afford to be sure that the new library or product won't throw them curveballs as they start using it in more advanced ways.** In my eyes, TimescaleDB, empowered by Postgres' maturity, does exactly that. This little test drive allowed me to put my mind at peace about which DB backend to go forward with, and provided a fun experience in writing practical reports about tooling research. Hope it was useful for you! ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fdjy0tkxy9g9155vxz796bwt)) --- Title: A Practical Comparison of TimescaleDB and InfluxDB Author: bausk.dev Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # A Practical Comparison of TimescaleDB and InfluxDB ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) URL:: https://bausk.dev/a-practical-comparison-of-timescaledb-and-influxdb/ Author:: bausk.dev ## AI-Generated Summary Most finance, stock market, and signal analysis software projects deal with the time-series domain extensively. ## Highlights > My research for my specific needs resulted in a **win for TimescaleDB from the developer experience (DX) point of view.** I would argue that DX accounts for what matters the most at the early stages of project development. It's pretty old to say that you want to iterate quickly and be productive from the get go (who doesn't, regardless of project stage or size?), but what really makes the difference here is a developer's luxury **to afford to be sure that the new library or product won't throw them curveballs as they start using it in more advanced ways.** In my eyes, TimescaleDB, empowered by Postgres' maturity, does exactly that. This little test drive allowed me to put my mind at peace about which DB backend to go forward with, and provided a fun experience in writing practical reports about tooling research. Hope it was useful for you! ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fdjy0tkxy9g9155vxz796bwt))