How to Store Vibration Sensor Data | ReductStore vs InfluxDB
In How to Store Vibration Sensor Data | Part 1, we discussed the importance of efficiently storing both raw vibration data and pre-processed metrics, and the benefits of using time-series databases such as ReductStore. We explored best practices for setting up a time-series database and implementing data retention policies to effectively manage high-frequency sensor data.
In How to Store Vibration Sensor Data | Part 2, we provided a practical example of how to use ReductStore to store and query vibration sensor readings. We also showed how to store vibration sensor values in 1-second chunks, each packaged as binary data, to optimize the storage process when dealing with high-frequency data such as vibration or acoustic measurements.
In this post, we compare ReductStore and InfluxDB in a real-world benchmark scenario, focusing on their write and read performance for high-frequency sensor data. We show how ReductStore's binary storage provides superior efficiency and scalability over InfluxDB when handling large volumes of unstructured time-series data.
The benchmark was run on an SSD drive, but results may vary depending on hardware configuration and database settings; to explore how it performs on your setup, you can run the benchmark yourself using the Reduct Vibration Example repository on GitHub.