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Time-Series Databases

An independent, evidence-based ranking of 12 time-series databases, scored on public signals with full provenance, never on user reviews or paid placement.

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Top signal weightsDevelopment activity 0.14Developer Q&A activity 0.14Security posture 0.12Capabilities 0.12
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BalancedMost adoptedMost actively maintainedMost secureBest value
Ranking basisMost secureSecurity posture 0.29Development activity 0.11Developer Q&A activity 0.11Capabilities 0.09

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Time-Series Databases ranked by vioscaleAI composite score
#SoftwareScoreConfidence
174ClickHouseHigh-performance, open-source database designed for fast analytical queries at scale74medium · 62%
262PrometheusAn open-source monitoring system that collects metrics from applications and infrastructure via scraping, storing them as a time-series database for querying an62low · 36%
362InfluxDBA distributed database purpose-built for rapidly collecting and querying time-stamped observability data at scale62medium · 68%
460TimescaleDBA PostgreSQL extension for scaling time-series and operational data workloads to petabyte volumes60medium · 62%
556TDengineAI-powered time-series database for industrial IoT and sensor data management56medium · 72%
650M3DBOpen-source distributed database for collecting and querying time series metrics at scale50low · 33%
748QuestDBA fast time-series database using open data formats for analytics and event processing48medium · 71%
842GreptimeDBAn open-source columnar database built for storing and querying observability data at scale42medium · 61%
941Amazon TimestreamManaged time-series database service with optimized performance, security, and automatic scaling41medium · 70%
1041VictoriaMetricsA cost-efficient time-series database for metrics storage and querying at scale41medium · 60%
1139OpenTSDBA distributed database engineered for time-series metrics at massive scale39low · 26%
1235KairosDBA time series database for distributed, multi-cluster deployments35low · 35%
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Ranked by the vioscaleAI composite: independent signals, not user reviews. See the method.

Time-Series Databases compared

Head-to-head on the attributes that matter here, with a source and date on every value.

Time-Series Databases: common questions

How does vioscaleAI rank Time-Series Databases?

vioscaleAI ranks time-series databases on a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals, weighted most on development activity, developer q&a activity, security posture. Scores come from public evidence such as adoption, activity and security posture, never from user reviews or paid placement.

What is the highest-scored tool in Time-Series Databases?

ClickHouse currently leads with a vioscaleAI composite score of 74/100. The full ranking, with the evidence behind every score, is on this page.

How many tools does vioscaleAI list in Time-Series Databases?

vioscaleAI currently lists 12 in Time-Series Databases, each with a dated, sourced profile.

Can a vendor pay to rank higher in Time-Series Databases?

No. Vendors can claim and correct their profile, but placement can never be bought. That independence is what makes the ranking trustworthy for buyers and AI.