In this technical paper, we'll compare the performance and features of InfluxDB and Cassandra for common time series workloads, specifically looking at the rates of data ingestion, on-disk data compression, and query performance. This data should prove valuable to developers and architects evaluating the suitability of these technologies for their use case.

To help provide a better understanding of how to get the best performance out of InfluxDB, this technical paper we will delve into the top five performance tuning tips for improving both write and query performance with InfluxDB. Topics covered include cardinality, batching, down-sampling, schema design and time-stamp precision.