Comparison

GreptimeDB vs TimescaleDB

On the evidence we track, TimescaleDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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GreptimeDB50

★TimescaleDB55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GreptimeDB	TimescaleDBLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 62%	55 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.8
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=timescaledb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,573	23,420
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	13
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 62%

TimescaleDB55 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Model

GreptimeDBcommercial

TimescaleDBcommercial

Price level

GreptimeDBhigh

TimescaleDBlow

Transparent

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

Integrations

Count

GreptimeDB8

TimescaleDB7

Security

Disclosure policy

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

Gdpr

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB–

Hipaa

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Scorecard

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB5.8

Soc2

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

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

TimescaleDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=timescaledb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

GreptimeDB0

TimescaleDB0

Github stars

GreptimeDB6,573

TimescaleDB23,420

Activity

Commits last 30d

GreptimeDB100

TimescaleDB100

Release

Cadence days

GreptimeDB3

TimescaleDB13

History

GreptimeDB20 items

TimescaleDB20 items

License

Spdx

GreptimeDBApache-2.0

TimescaleDB–

Language

Primary

GreptimeDBRust

TimescaleDBC

Market

Availability

GreptimeDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

TimescaleDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

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	TimescaleDB
Query
Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)	SQL and PromQL	SQL
SQL compatibility	Full SQL	Full 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	-
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale	Distributed / sharded	Distributed / sharded
Replication / HA	✓	-
Deployment
Deployment	Managed	Embedded
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible	✓	-
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available	Permissive OSS

Query

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

GreptimeDBSQL and PromQL

TimescaleDBSQL

SQL compatibility

GreptimeDBFull SQL

TimescaleDBFull SQL

Ingest

Ingest model

GreptimeDBBoth

TimescaleDBBoth

Model

Data model

GreptimeDBBoth

TimescaleDBMetrics (labels/tags)

Lifecycle

Downsampling / rollups

GreptimeDBContinuous aggregates

TimescaleDB-

Retention / TTL

GreptimeDBAutomatic

TimescaleDB-

Storage

Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)

GreptimeDBcolumnar

TimescaleDB-

Performance

High-cardinality handling

GreptimeDBStrong

TimescaleDB-

Scale

Clustering / horizontal scale

GreptimeDBDistributed / sharded

TimescaleDBDistributed / sharded

Replication / HA

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB-

Deployment

GreptimeDBManaged

TimescaleDBEmbedded

Interop

Prometheus remote-write compatible

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB-

Licensing

Licence class

GreptimeDBSource-available

TimescaleDBPermissive 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

TimescaleDB

Leader

TimescaleDB is a PostgreSQL extension designed to handle machine data and time-series workloads at scale, enabling operational databases for IoT platforms and physical-world monitoring.

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 ↗

TimescaleDB

Leader

HybridFree tier

Open source core; Cloud managed and Enterprise self-hosted options available; contact sales for pricing details

Cloud Basic SupportFree
- Email support
- General questions
- Best practices guidance
Cloud Production SupportContact sales
- 24x7 support for Severity 1-2
- 1h response for critical issues
- Support portal access
- On-call assistance

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Android

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

macOS

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

Windows

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

Linux

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

CLI

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Self-hosted

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

On-premise

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Hybrid

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

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

TimescaleDB

Leader

7 total

Kafka
S3
Iceberg
AWS
Azure
Observability tools
Postgres ecosystem

Independently observed

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