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If you need high resolution time series data performance, you can't use SQL. That's why we engineered our historian to use a file-based structure optimized for read and write.
Every data point you store is a data point you keep. We use a purpose-built algorithm to ensure optimal storage without sacrificing data fidelity.
Store what you want to store without worrying about tag licensing limits holding you back.
It's crucial that Operations can own and manage a historian. Timebase makes it easy for you to do just that.
Supports up to 25,000 changes per second meeting more than 95% of industry use cases and time series historian applications.
The Data Collectors automatically buffer data locally if the connection to the historian is interrupted, ensuring data integrity.
Supports OPCUA, MQTT, and MQTT Sparkplug protocols. Log entire directories or specific tags.
Open sourcing the technology behind the Timebase Data Collectors empowers users with unparalleled flexibility, innovation, and community support, ensuring a versatile and trusted solution for advanced data collection.
Query data as you need it using the well documented REST API. Search for tags. Assign metadata. Call for raw timestamp, value, and quality data points.
The commercially available MCP Server provides you the ability to plug in the LLM or AI agent of your choosing. Test it for free with the current beta release in v1.1.1.
Pick the tool you want to use ... Grafana, PowerBI, Ignition Perspective, Flow Software, the choice is yours.
Need to model your data, perform calculations, highlight process events, build KPIs, and dive into deeper analytics? Flow Software has a native connector to the Timebase Historian ready to help with your information management.
We understand that the promise of "free" can often come with hidden strings attached. That's why we want to be crystal clear; when we say the base features of Timebase's historian is free, we mean it. Rest assured you will never have to pay to use a Timebase Data Collector, the Timebase Data Historian, or Explorer Trending.
In the future, we plan to develop additional subscription-based components and feature sets that users can take advantage of to further enhance their data management capabilities, but the base functionality will always be free.
Let's be clear, there are no limitations on the number of tags, users, data queries, or instances you can run.
We are happy to assist with standard support via email at no charge. For a more robust support experience, we offer a Premium Support SLA.
Timebase Historian is available to you without any hidden fees or surprise charges. You can download, install, and use it as you need. Additional functionality (beyond data collection, storage, and trending) is on the way with future commercially available components.
We believe in full transparency about why we are offering the Timebase Time Series Historian for free. Our mission is to provide manufacturers with the tools they need to manage and optimize their data without the burden of costly storage solutions.
While Timebase's basic historian functions, data logging, data storage, and trending are completely free, we plan to develop additional modules that users can take advantage of to further enhance their data management capabilities.
Some of these modules will have very broad appeal, while others will be highly specialized for particular processes. The majority of these modules will be available for a fair and reasonable subscription price to those who wish to participate.
For example, we have currently released a beta version of our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server which will become a subscription component soon. Additionally, other data operations, analytics, and information modeling applications are currently under development.
Our goal is to offer these advanced tools to help you unlock the full potential of your data and drive innovation and efficiency in your operations.
The team at Flow Software are proud to be the driving force behind the creation of Timebase Historian.
Founded by seasoned system integrators and engineers with decades of experience on the plant floor, Flow Software has always been committed to solving the real-world data challenges faced by manufacturers.
Twenty years ago, we saw the frustration of dealing with expensive, complex, and underperforming data storage solutions—a problem that still persists today. That's why we developed Timebase Historian, to provide a free, reliable, and efficient solution for time series data storage.
Beyond Timebase, Flow Software offers powerful tools that help you do more with your data, from advanced analytics to seamless integration with other systems. Our mission is to empower manufacturers with the data they need to drive innovation, efficiency, and excellence.