Comparison

ClickHouse vs GreptimeDB

On the evidence we track, ClickHouse leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★ClickHouse66

GreptimeDB50

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ClickHouseLeader	GreptimeDB
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 60%	50 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$53	$290
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	100	13
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://clickhouse.com/legal/agreements/security-addendum	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FClickHouse%2FClickHouse&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FGreptimeTeam%2Fgreptimedb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	50,255	6,733
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	4
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	Rust
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

ClickHouse66 / 100medium · 60%

GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Model

ClickHousefreemium

GreptimeDBfreemium

Price level

ClickHousemid

GreptimeDBhigh

Starting price

ClickHouse$53

GreptimeDB$290

Transparent

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Integrations

Count

ClickHouse100

GreptimeDB13

Security

Certifications

ClickHouseSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider

GreptimeDB–

Disclosure policy

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB–

Gdpr

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Hipaa

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Iso27001

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB–

Pci

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB–

Scorecard

ClickHouse4.8

GreptimeDB–

Soc2

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB–

Trust center

ClickHousehttps://clickhouse.com/legal/agreements/security-addendum

GreptimeDB–

Vulnerabilities

ClickHouseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FClickHouse%2FClickHouse&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

GreptimeDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FGreptimeTeam%2Fgreptimedb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB–

Adoption

Dependent repos

ClickHouse1

GreptimeDB0

Github stars

ClickHouse50,255

GreptimeDB6,733

Activity

Commits last 30d

ClickHouse100

GreptimeDB100

Release

Cadence days

ClickHouse–

GreptimeDB4

History

ClickHouse20 items

GreptimeDB20 items

License

Spdx

ClickHouseApache-2.0

GreptimeDBApache-2.0

Language

Primary

ClickHouseC++

GreptimeDBRust

Market

Availability

ClickHouseAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

GreptimeDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

ClickHouse7 items

GreptimeDB8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Time-Series Databases
Capability	ClickHouse	GreptimeDB
Query
Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)	SQL	SQL and PromQL
SQL compatibility	Full SQL	Full SQL
Ingest
Ingest model	Both	Both
Model
Data model	Both	Both
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups	-	Continuous aggregates
Retention / TTL	-	Automatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)	columnar	columnar
Performance
High-cardinality handling	Strong	Strong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale	Distributed / sharded	Distributed / sharded
Replication / HA	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Managed
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Source-available

Query

Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)

ClickHouseSQL

GreptimeDBSQL and PromQL

SQL compatibility

ClickHouseFull SQL

GreptimeDBFull SQL

Ingest

Ingest model

ClickHouseBoth

GreptimeDBBoth

Model

Data model

ClickHouseBoth

GreptimeDBBoth

Lifecycle

Downsampling / rollups

ClickHouse-

GreptimeDBContinuous aggregates

Retention / TTL

ClickHouse-

GreptimeDBAutomatic

Storage

Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)

ClickHousecolumnar

GreptimeDBcolumnar

Performance

High-cardinality handling

ClickHouseStrong

GreptimeDBStrong

Scale

Clustering / horizontal scale

ClickHouseDistributed / sharded

GreptimeDBDistributed / sharded

Replication / HA

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Deployment

ClickHouseSelf-hosted

GreptimeDBManaged

Interop

Prometheus remote-write compatible

ClickHouse-

GreptimeDB✓

Licensing

Licence class

ClickHousePermissive OSS

GreptimeDBSource-available

What each one is

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

ClickHouse

Leader

A column-oriented database that processes analytical queries efficiently on large datasets using compression and vectorized execution. It supports fast aggregations and search over logs, metrics, and traces, with vector search capabilities for AI workloads.

Independently observed

GreptimeDB

A columnar database designed for observability workloads that accepts metrics, logs, and traces via standard protocols like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus Remote Write. It supports SQL queries for all data types and PromQL for metrics, using object storage for cost-effective long-term retention while keeping recent data in fast local caches.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

ClickHouse

Leader

from $53/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $53/month plus usage-based compute and storage. Free tier with $300 credits for 30 days.

Basic$53/mo + $0.22 per TB
- Up to 1 TB storage
- 1 availability zone
- Export backups to own cloud account
- Expert support with 1 business day response time
- SSO with Google or Microsoft
- +1 more
Scale$437/mo + $0.30 per TB
- Unlimited storage
- 2+ availability zones
- 24x7 expert support with 1 hour response for Severity 1 issues
- S3 role-based access
- Automatic vertical scaling
- +1 more
Enterprise$571/mo + $0.39 per TB
- SAML SSO
- Private regions
- Enterprise support with 30 minute response time
- Named Lead Support Engineer
- Transparent data encryption and CMEK
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

GreptimeDB

from $290/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source core; Enterprise managed service from $290/month, custom pricing for self-hosted

Open Source (Apache 2.0)Free
- Core columnar database engine
- SQL and PromQL query support
- OpenTelemetry and Prometheus Remote Write ingestion
- Object storage integration
GreptimeDB Enterprise - Fully-ManagedFrom $290/month
- Guaranteed resources and performance
- Unlimited data storage and retention
- Completely isolated resources and network
- Fully-managed deployment topology
- SQL, PromQL, OpenTelemetry support
- +20 more
GreptimeDB Enterprise - Bring Your Own CloudContact sales
- Deploy in your own cloud infrastructure
- Full data sovereignty
- Installation service
- Advanced technical support
- Custom SLA
- +3 more

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	ClickHouse	GreptimeDB
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✗

macOS

ClickHouse✗

GreptimeDB✓

Windows

ClickHouse✗

GreptimeDB✓

Linux

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

CLI

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Self-hosted

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Hybrid

ClickHouse✓

GreptimeDB✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

PostgreSQL
MySQL
OpenTelemetry

ClickHouse

Leader

22 total - 19 not shared

Amazon S3
Kafka
Airbyte
Vector
Microsoft Azure Data Factory
dbt
Calyptia
Dataddo
GrowthBook
HyperDX
Langfuse
Cassandra
Google
Microsoft
AWS
Google Cloud
Azure
GitHub
Slack

Independently observed

GreptimeDB

19 total - 16 not shared

Prometheus
InfluxDB
Loki
Elasticsearch
VictoriaLogs
Jaeger
Prometheus Remote Write
JDBC
Grafana
Perses
Prometheus Alertmanager
Metabase
Spark
Trino
DuckDB
Kubernetes

Independently observed

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