Compare time-series databases ranked by GitHub stars, ingestion speed, and observability adoption.
In-memory data store used as a database, cache, message broker, and streaming engine
Open-source monitoring system and time-series database with a powerful query language and alerting
Open-source monitoring system and time-series database with a powerful query language and alerting
Blazing-fast open-source column-oriented database for real-time analytics and OLAP
Blazing-fast open-source column-oriented database for real-time analytics and OLAP
Multi-model database combining documents, graphs, vectors, and time-series with built-in API layer and real-time capabilities
Multi-model database combining documents, graphs, vectors, and time-series with built-in API layer and real-time capabilities
Scalable time-series database built in Rust for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
Scalable time-series database built in Rust for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
The most popular document database for modern applications
High-performance open-source time-series database designed for Industrial IoT and real-time analytics
High-performance open-source time-series database designed for Industrial IoT and real-time analytics
Time-series database for high-performance real-time analytics, packaged as a PostgreSQL extension
Time-series database for high-performance real-time analytics, packaged as a PostgreSQL extension
Fast, cost-effective time-series database and monitoring solution compatible with Prometheus
Fast, cost-effective time-series database and monitoring solution compatible with Prometheus
High-performance time-series database with SQL and column-oriented storage for fast analytics
High-performance time-series database with SQL and column-oriented storage for fast analytics
Highly available Prometheus setup with unlimited long-term storage on object storage
Highly available Prometheus setup with unlimited long-term storage on object storage
High-performance real-time analytics database for sub-second OLAP queries at scale
High-performance real-time analytics database for sub-second OLAP queries at scale
High-performance time-series database for IoT data with lightweight architecture and high compression
High-performance time-series database for IoT data with lightweight architecture and high compression
Open-source unified observability database for metrics, logs, and traces built in Rust
Open-source unified observability database for metrics, logs, and traces built in Rust
Horizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus metrics
Horizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus metrics
Distributed, scalable time-series database built on top of HBase for monitoring at massive scale
Distributed, scalable time-series database built on top of HBase for monitoring at massive scale
Distributed time-series database built by Uber for large-scale metrics with Prometheus and Graphite compatibility
Distributed time-series database built by Uber for large-scale metrics with Prometheus and Graphite compatibility
Distributed SQL database for real-time analytics on massive datasets with PostgreSQL compatibility
Distributed SQL database for real-time analytics on massive datasets with PostgreSQL compatibility
ACID document database with integrated full-text search, time series, and distributed counters
In-memory dimensional time-series database built for operational metrics at Netflix scale
In-memory dimensional time-series database built for operational metrics at Netflix scale
Large-scale CRDT set implementation for timestamped events backed by Redis
Large-scale CRDT set implementation for timestamped events backed by Redis
Scalable, high-performance distributed time-series database with multi-IDC replication
Scalable, high-performance distributed time-series database with multi-IDC replication
High-performance distributed cloud-native time-series database for analytics and time-series workloads
High-performance distributed cloud-native time-series database for analytics and time-series workloads
IoT-optimized time-series database with hybrid in-memory and disk storage from Toshiba
IoT-optimized time-series database with hybrid in-memory and disk storage from Toshiba
Fast distributed scalable time-series database built on top of Apache Cassandra
Fast distributed scalable time-series database built on top of Apache Cassandra
Cloud-native open-source distributed time-series database with high performance and compression
Cloud-native open-source distributed time-series database with high performance and compression
Open-source machine learning database providing consistent feature engineering for training and inference
Open-source machine learning database providing consistent feature engineering for training and inference
Scalable real-time graphing and metrics storage with Whisper time-series database and Carbon ingestion daemon
Scalable real-time graphing and metrics storage with Whisper time-series database and Carbon ingestion daemon
Distributed spatio-temporal indexing on top of Accumulo, HBase, Cassandra, and Kafka
Distributed spatio-temporal indexing on top of Accumulo, HBase, Cassandra, and Kafka
Cloud-native distributed time-series database by Huawei for IoT and observability at massive scale
Cloud-native distributed time-series database by Huawei for IoT and observability at massive scale
Industry-standard round-robin database for high-performance time-series data logging and graphing
Industry-standard round-robin database for high-performance time-series data logging and graphing
Multi-model database supporting graphs, documents, key-value, vectors, time-series, and search in one engine
Multi-model database supporting graphs, documents, key-value, vectors, time-series, and search in one engine
High-performance columnar analytical database built on DuckDB SQL, Parquet storage, and Arrow format
Highly scalable and super fast open-source time-series database with dynamic grouping
Highly scalable and super fast open-source time-series database with dynamic grouping
Advanced open-source time-series platform with native geo-temporal support and WarpScript analytics
Advanced open-source time-series platform with native geo-temporal support and WarpScript analytics
Scalable time-series database with pre-computed aggregations for cloud metrics and resource indexing
Scalable time-series database with pre-computed aggregations for cloud metrics and resource indexing
Time-series database for blob data designed for robotics and industrial IoT with edge-to-cloud replication
Time-series database for blob data designed for robotics and industrial IoT with edge-to-cloud replication
IoT-optimized time-series database with built-in MQTT broker and HTTP API for edge-to-cloud data
IoT-optimized time-series database with built-in MQTT broker and HTTP API for edge-to-cloud data
SIMD-accelerated columnar database for analytics written in pure C with zero dependencies
SIMD-accelerated columnar database for analytics written in pure C with zero dependencies
Cloud-native observability platform for PB-scale log collection, analysis, and visualization
Cloud-native observability platform for PB-scale log collection, analysis, and visualization
Serverless NoSQL wide-column and time-series storage with auto-scaling to 10 PB
Serverless NoSQL wide-column and time-series storage with auto-scaling to 10 PB
Serverless time-series database for IoT and operational applications with built-in analytics
Serverless time-series database for IoT and operational applications with built-in analytics
Special-purpose time-series database for IT infrastructure, industrial equipment, and financial market data
Special-purpose time-series database for IT infrastructure, industrial equipment, and financial market data
High-performance time-series database with built-in analytics for finance and IoT
High-performance time-series database with built-in analytics for finance and IoT
Enterprise object-relational database with seamless SQL, NoSQL, time-series, and spatial data integration
Enterprise object-relational database with seamless SQL, NoSQL, time-series, and spatial data integration
Real-time embedded database with time-series and streaming for IoT and edge AI devices
Ultra-high-performance columnar time-series database with the vector language q, built for capital markets and real-time analytics
Ultra-high-performance columnar time-series database with the vector language q, built for capital markets and real-time analytics
GPU-accelerated real-time analytics database for spatial, temporal, graph, and AI workloads at scale
Fast and scalable data analytics service for real-time analysis of streaming and time-series data using Kusto Query Language
Fast and scalable data analytics service for real-time analysis of streaming and time-series data using Kusto Query Language
High-performance distributed column-oriented time-series database with native transactional support
High-performance distributed column-oriented time-series database with native transactional support
Enterprise cloud-native distributed vector database with GPU acceleration and multi-model support
Enterprise cloud-native distributed vector database with GPU acceleration and multi-model support
A time-series database (TSDB) is optimized for storing, querying, and analyzing data that is indexed by time — metrics, events, sensor readings, and logs. Unlike general-purpose databases, TSDBs are designed for high write throughput (millions of data points per second), efficient time-range queries, automatic data downsampling, and retention policies that age out old data. They power observability stacks (monitoring, alerting, dashboards), IoT platforms, financial data systems, and any application where understanding trends over time is critical. Popular options include TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, Prometheus, QuestDB, and VictoriaMetrics.
Use a time-series database when your data is timestamped and append-heavy — server metrics, application logs, IoT sensor data, financial tick data, or user analytics. TSDBs excel at queries like 'show me the average CPU usage per minute for the last 24 hours' and can ingest millions of points per second. For observability, Prometheus and VictoriaMetrics are the standard. For analytical queries on time-stamped data, TimescaleDB (built on PostgreSQL) and QuestDB offer SQL interfaces. Consider general-purpose databases if your time-series data is a small part of a larger application with complex relational needs.
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