# Can somebody clarify the Senseforce benchmarks with respect to TimescaleDB?

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**Created:** [September 9, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cratedb.com/t/can-somebody-clarify-the-senseforce-benchmarks-with-respect-to-timescaledb/793 "2021-09-09T19:26:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Emre\_Sevinc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.cratedb.com/emre_sevinc/32/375_2.png) [@Emre\_Sevinc](https://community.cratedb.com/u/Emre_Sevinc)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cratedb.com/t/can-somebody-clarify-the-senseforce-benchmarks-with-respect-to-timescaledb/793/1 "2021-09-09T19:26:31Z")

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Hello I’ve just read the following articles:

- [Senseforce Leverages SQL Database CrateDB to Provide Real-Time Insights to Machine Manufacturers | Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180306005739/en/Senseforce-Leverages-SQL-Database-CrateDB-to-Provide-Real-Time-Insights-to-Machine-Manufacturers)
- [https://www.timescale.com/case-studies/senseforce](https://www.timescale.com/case-studies/senseforce)

and I wonder if there are more details publicly available regarding the Senseforce case. For example, the articles / case studies and benchmarks are probably outdated, does the latest version of CrateDB address some of the shortcomings mentioned in the above articles?

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cratedb.com/t/can-somebody-clarify-the-senseforce-benchmarks-with-respect-to-timescaledb/793/2 "2021-09-09T20:47:46Z")

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@Emre_Sevinc

> For example, the articles / case studies and benchmarks are probably outdated, does the latest version of CrateDB address some of the shortcomings mentioned in the above articles?

Those “benchmarks” are definitely exaggerated. I am afraid there is no more public information on that topic.  
What has changed is, that CrateDB had an enterprise license attached back then, forcing Senseforce to pay a license fee, while Timescale was free to use for them.

Since April 2021 CrateDB is completely available as Open Source under Apache 2.0.