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InfluxDB vs Shynet
A side-by-side editorial comparison of InfluxDB and Shynet — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
InfluxDB vs Shynet: at a glance
What is InfluxDB?
InfluxDB keeps patching its 3.11 and 3.12 lines, now with a catalog repair tool.
InfluxDB 3.12.0 made authentication and RBAC generally available in Enterprise and added distributed compaction in beta. Since then the team has shipped patch pairs for 3.12 and 3.11: lost-write and catalog-load fixes in mid-October, and on 10-29 a catalog deadlock fix, correct column names for WAL plugins, and 429 instead of 500 when a query runs out of memory. 3.12.2 also gets the offline catalog repair command.
What is Shynet?
Shynet went silent for two and a half years and a security audit is what woke it up.
Shynet's most recent release closes two externally reported vulnerabilities: a wildcard ALLOWED_HOSTS default enabling password reset poisoning, and stored XSS in two template filters, both credited to an outside security firm. It arrived after a gap of roughly two and a half years, and the release before it was a temporary dependency install workaround. The dashboard features people associate with the project — the annotated world map, the map-versus-table toggle — all date from 2021.
InfluxDB vs Shynet: editorial side-by-side
InfluxDB
5.0ANALYTICS
InfluxDB keeps patching its 3.11 and 3.12 lines, now with a catalog repair tool.
◆ Current state
InfluxDB 3.12.0 made authentication and RBAC generally available in Enterprise and added distributed compaction in beta. Since then the team has shipped patch pairs for 3.12 and 3.11: lost-write and catalog-load fixes in mid-October, and on 10-29 a catalog deadlock fix, correct column names for WAL plugins, and 429 instead of 500 when a query runs out of memory. 3.12.2 also gets the offline catalog repair command.
◆ Where it's heading
Most recent work is about data correctness and recovery, not new features. Two release lines get the same fixes, and an offline repair tool suggests catalog corruption has reached real users.
◆ Prediction
More paired 3.12.x and 3.11.x patches are likely before any 3.13 feature release, since every release since 3.12.0 has been a fix.
Shynet
0.0ANALYTICS
Shynet went silent for two and a half years and a security audit is what woke it up.
◆ Current state
Shynet's most recent release closes two externally reported vulnerabilities: a wildcard ALLOWED_HOSTS default enabling password reset poisoning, and stored XSS in two template filters, both credited to an outside security firm. It arrived after a gap of roughly two and a half years, and the release before it was a temporary dependency install workaround. The dashboard features people associate with the project — the annotated world map, the map-versus-table toggle — all date from 2021.
◆ Where it's heading
The arc is a project that had real community momentum and then stopped. In 2021 releases were arriving monthly and were, by the maintainer's own note, driven entirely by contributors; by 2023 the content was dependabot bumps and build workarounds; after that, nothing until a security report forced a response. Nothing in the recent entry suggests development resumed more broadly — it is a targeted fix release, not a return to cadence.
◆ Prediction
These entries give no basis for expecting feature work to resume; the realistic expectation is that the next release, whenever it comes, is again driven by an external security report or a dependency that stops installing.
Alternatives to InfluxDB and Shynet
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either InfluxDB or Shynet.
Basedash
Basedash adds verified dashboards so teams know which numbers to trust.
OpenPanel
OpenPanel tags six supporter builds in two days, from 3.21 to 3.23.2, with no notes.
Clicky
Clicky replaces password logins for its Account API with real API keys.
Holistics
Holistics lets admins put a key dashboard on everyone's Home page.
Apache Cloudberry
Apache Cloudberry ships 2.2.0 after three release candidates.
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Recent activity from InfluxDB and Shynet
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoInfluxDBInfluxDB 3.12.2 adds catalog repair, fixes deadlock
- 1d agoInfluxDBInfluxDB 3.11.8 backports catalog deadlock and 429 fixes
- 19d agoInfluxDBInfluxDB 3.12.1 fixes lost writes and post-upgrade catalog failures
- 19d agoInfluxDBInfluxDB 3.11.7 backports lost-write and catalog-load fixes
- 19d agoInfluxDBInfluxDB 3.12: GA auth and RBAC, distributed compaction beta
- 19d agoInfluxDBInfluxDB 3.11.5 adds age-based snapshots and upgrade metrics
- 7mo agoShynetSecurity and dependency updates
- 3y agoShynetFix Cython/crypto build issues
- 3y agoShynetStability and performance improvements
- 5y agoShynetBug fixes and reliability improvements
- 5y agoShynetDashboard improvements, bug fixes, and upstream security improvements
- 5y agoShynetDeploy using GitHub actions
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between InfluxDB and Shynet?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. InfluxDB is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is InfluxDB better than Shynet?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. InfluxDB is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to InfluxDB?
Top InfluxDB alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "InfluxDB alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/influxdb for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Shynet?
Top Shynet alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Shynet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/shynet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.