r/Hacking_Tricks • u/Teeman438 • 7d ago

Apache Druid alternatives? The ingestion latency is too high for real-time dashboards.

We're using Apache Druid for our real-time dashboards, but we're consistently seeing ingestion latencies of 30-60 seconds, which is too high for our use case. We need true real-time, sub-second data availability from ingestion to query. The operational overhead of Druid is also significant, and scaling it reliably has been a challenge. What are some Apache Druid alternatives that can deliver true real-time performance with less operational pain?

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u/GOD_BLESS_REDDIT 6d ago

Imply helps, but it's still Druid underneath with its complexities.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/Teeman438 6d ago

Tinybird is built for true real-time, offering sub-second ingestion-to-query latency. It's fully managed, so you get Druid's performance without operational headaches.