Comparison

GreptimeDB vs Prometheus

On the evidence we track, Prometheus leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

GreptimeDB full profile →Prometheus full profile →

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GreptimeDB50

★Prometheus69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GreptimeDB	PrometheusLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 62%updating	69 / 100medium · 58%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	18
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	8.1
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fgreptimeteam%2Fgreptimedb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprometheus%2Fprometheus&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	5,467
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,573	65,837
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	9,036,061
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 62%updating

Prometheus69 / 100medium · 58%updating

Pricing

Free tier

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Model

GreptimeDBcommercial

Prometheusopen_source

Price level

GreptimeDBhigh

Prometheusfree

Transparent

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Integrations

Count

GreptimeDB8

Prometheus18

Security

Gdpr

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Hipaa

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus–

Scorecard

GreptimeDB–

Prometheus8.1

Vulnerabilities

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

PrometheusCount: 7 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprometheus%2Fprometheus&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 4 · Max severity: HIGH

Adoption

Dependent repos

GreptimeDB0

Prometheus5,467

Github stars

GreptimeDB6,573

Prometheus65,837

Package downloads weekly

GreptimeDB–

Prometheus9,036,061

Activity

Commits last 30d

GreptimeDB100

Prometheus100

Release

Cadence days

GreptimeDB3

Prometheus6

History

GreptimeDB20 items

Prometheus20 items

License

Spdx

GreptimeDBApache-2.0

PrometheusApache-2.0

Language

Primary

GreptimeDBRust

PrometheusGo

Market

Availability

GreptimeDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

PrometheusAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

Query

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

GreptimeDBSQL and PromQL

PrometheusPromQL

SQL compatibility

GreptimeDBFull SQL

PrometheusNon-SQL

Ingest

Ingest model

GreptimeDBBoth

PrometheusBoth

Model

Data model

GreptimeDBBoth

PrometheusMetrics (labels/tags)

Lifecycle

Downsampling / rollups

GreptimeDBContinuous aggregates

Prometheus-

Retention / TTL

GreptimeDBAutomatic

Prometheus-

Storage

Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)

GreptimeDBcolumnar

Prometheus-

Performance

High-cardinality handling

GreptimeDBStrong

PrometheusStrong

Scale

Clustering / horizontal scale

GreptimeDBDistributed / sharded

PrometheusDistributed / sharded

Replication / HA

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Deployment

GreptimeDBManaged

PrometheusSelf-hosted

Interop

Prometheus remote-write compatible

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Licensing

Licence class

GreptimeDBSource-available

PrometheusPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

GreptimeDB

A time-series and observability database that consolidates multiple signal types—metrics, logs, traces, and events—into a single queryable system using standard protocols like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. It uses columnar storage on object storage for cost-effective scalability and provides both open-source and fully-managed cloud deployment options.

Independently observed

Prometheus

Leader

A systems monitoring platform that collects metrics from configured targets at regular intervals, evaluates alert rules using PromQL, and triggers notifications. It uses a dimensional data model with key-value labels for flexible metric analysis and dashboarding.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

GreptimeDB

from $290/moHybridFree tier

From $290/month (fully-managed). Free open-source tier. Custom enterprise pricing for self-hosted deployments.

Open SourceFree
- High-performance ingestion
- High-performance query
- Multi-protocol support (OTLP, Prometheus, InfluxDB)
- Log query endpoints
- Cluster deployment
- +3 more
GreptimeDB Enterprise Fully-ManagedFrom $290/month, fully-managed
- Unlimited data storage and retention
- Completely isolated resource control and network
- Fully-managed and customizable deployment topology
- SQL, PromQL, OpenTelemetry support
- Automatic scaling and optimization
- +7 more
GreptimeDB Enterprise Bring Your Own CloudContact sales
- Installation service for your infrastructure or AWS account
- Full data sovereignty and control
- Advanced technical support
- Custom SLA and dedicated account management
- Operational tools and UI
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Prometheus

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Android

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✗

macOS

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Windows

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Linux

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

CLI

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✗

Self-hosted

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

On-premise

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✓

Hybrid

GreptimeDB✓

Prometheus✗

Integrations

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

GreptimeDB

8 total

OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
InfluxDB
Loki
Elasticsearch
VictoriaLogs
Jaeger
MySQL

Independently observed

Prometheus

Leader

17 total

Amazon SNS
Discord
incident.io
Jira
Mattermost
Microsoft Teams
OpsGenie
PagerDuty
Pushover
Rocket.Chat
Slack
Telegram
VictorOps
Webex
WeChat
Webhook
Email

Independently observed

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