vioscaleAI
Comparison

ClickHouse vs VictoriaMetrics

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.

ClickHouse full profile →VictoriaMetrics full profile →
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★ClickHouse66
VictoriaMetrics45
Score
vioscaleAI score
ClickHouse66 / 100medium · 60%
VictoriaMetrics45 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Model
ClickHousefreemium
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
ClickHousemid
VictoriaMetricslow
Starting price
ClickHouse$53
VictoriaMetrics–
Transparent
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
Integrations
Count
ClickHouse100
VictoriaMetrics8
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Gdpr
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Hipaa
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Iso27001
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Pci
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Scorecard
ClickHouse4.8
VictoriaMetrics5.5
Soc2
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
ClickHouse1
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
ClickHouse50,255
VictoriaMetrics17,865
Activity
Commits last 30d
ClickHouse100
VictoriaMetrics100
Release
History
ClickHouse20 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
ClickHouseApache-2.0
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
ClickHouseC++
VictoriaMetricsGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ClickHouse7 items
VictoriaMetrics7 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)
ClickHouseSQL
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
ClickHouseFull SQL
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
ClickHouseBoth
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
ClickHouseBoth
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
ClickHouse-
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
ClickHouse-
VictoriaMetricsManual
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
ClickHousecolumnar
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
ClickHouseStrong
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
ClickHouseDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
ClickHouseSelf-hosted
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
ClickHouse-
VictoriaMetrics✓
Licensing
Licence class
ClickHousePermissive OSS
VictoriaMetricsPermissive OSS

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

VictoriaMetrics

A high-performance time-series database optimized for storing, querying, and managing large volumes of metrics data cost-effectively, commonly used for monitoring and observability in cloud-native environments.

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 verify ↗

VictoriaMetrics

HybridFree tier

Open source with free evaluation; enterprise support available

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Linux
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
CLI
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Self-hosted
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Hybrid
ClickHouse✓
VictoriaMetrics✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenTelemetry

ClickHouse

Leader
22 total - 21 not shared
  • Amazon S3
  • Kafka
  • Airbyte
  • Vector
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft Azure Data Factory
  • dbt
  • Calyptia
  • Dataddo
  • GrowthBook
  • HyperDX
  • Langfuse
  • Cassandra
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure
  • GitHub
  • Slack
Independently observed

VictoriaMetrics

18 total - 17 not shared
  • Prometheus
  • Logstash
  • Fluentbit
  • Promtail
  • Elasticsearch
  • Loki
  • Grafana
  • OpenLIT
  • S3
  • GCS
  • Graphite
  • InfluxDB
  • DataDog
  • StatsD
  • OpenTSDB
  • Kubernetes
  • Jaeger
Independently observed
Still deciding?

ClickHouse or VictoriaMetrics: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.