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Comparison

Amazon Timestream vs TimescaleDB

On the evidence we track, TimescaleDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Timestream full profile →TimescaleDB full profile →
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Amazon Timestream47
★TimescaleDB57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon Timestream47 / 100medium · 70%
TimescaleDB57 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Model
Amazon Timestreamfreemium
TimescaleDBfreemium
Price level
Amazon Timestreamlow
TimescaleDBmid
Starting price
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB$30
Transparent
Amazon Timestream✗
TimescaleDB✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Timestream1
TimescaleDB3
Security
Certifications
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDBSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Fedramp
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB–
Gdpr
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Hipaa
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Pci
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Scorecard
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB4.6
Soc2
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon Timestream99.99
TimescaleDB–
Status page
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB0
Github stars
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB23,634
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB100
Release
Cadence days
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB12
History
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDB20 items
Language
Primary
Amazon Timestream–
TimescaleDBC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon Timestream5 items
TimescaleDB7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time-series databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Query
Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)
Amazon TimestreamSQL
TimescaleDBSQL
SQL compatibility
Amazon TimestreamFull SQL
TimescaleDBFull SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
Amazon TimestreamPush
TimescaleDBBoth
Model
Data model
Amazon TimestreamMetrics (labels/tags)
TimescaleDBMetrics (labels/tags)
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
Amazon TimestreamContinuous aggregates
TimescaleDBContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
Amazon TimestreamAutomatic
TimescaleDBAutomatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
Amazon Timestream-
TimescaleDBRow-columnar with compression
Performance
High-cardinality handling
Amazon TimestreamStrong
TimescaleDBStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
Amazon TimestreamDistributed / sharded
TimescaleDBDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Deployment
Amazon TimestreamManaged
TimescaleDBEmbedded
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
Amazon Timestream-
TimescaleDB-
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon TimestreamProprietary
TimescaleDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Timestream

A fully managed time-series database engine available in multiple variants optimized for different use cases: one designed for real-time analytics with millisecond query performance, and another based on open-source InfluxDB. Automatically scales to handle millions of data points per second with transparent data lifecycle management across hot and cold storage tiers.

Independently observed

TimescaleDB

Leader

A PostgreSQL-based time-series database optimized to efficiently ingest and store massive volumes of continuously-generated sensor and machine data, with automatic data partitioning, columnar storage compression, and tiered storage for cost-effective long-term retention.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Timestream

Hybrid

On-demand hourly compute/storage or 1-year Database Savings Plans

  • On-DemandHourly compute and storage charges, no upfront commitments
  • Database Savings Plans1-year commitment with cost savings vs on-demand
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TimescaleDB

Leader
from $30/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $30/month minimum compute. Storage from $0.177–$0.212/GB-month. 30-day free trial.

  • Performance$30/month minimum compute; $0.177/GB-month storage
    • 4 database services
    • Up to 16 TB disk storage per service
    • Single-node high-availability replicas
    • Performance Insights
    • Basic support (business hours)
  • Scale$36/month minimum compute; $0.212/GB-month storage
    • Unlimited tiered storage
    • Multi-node high-availability replicas
    • Integrations with observability tools
    • SAML single-sign-on
    • HIPAA compliance
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
CLI
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Timestream✓
TimescaleDB✓
Self-hosted
Amazon Timestream✗
TimescaleDB✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Timestream

1 total
  • AWS services
Independently observed

TimescaleDB

Leader
9 total
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Observability tools
  • Postgres ecosystem
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
Independently observed
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