Comparison

GreptimeDB 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.

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GreptimeDB50

★TimescaleDB57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GreptimeDB	TimescaleDBLeader
vioscaleAI score	50 / 100medium · 57%	57 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$290	$30
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	3
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.6
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.tigerdata.com/security
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=alpine&package_name=postgresql-timescaledb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,733	23,634
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	12
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 57%

TimescaleDB57 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Model

GreptimeDBfreemium

TimescaleDBfreemium

Price level

GreptimeDBhigh

TimescaleDBmid

Starting price

GreptimeDB$290

TimescaleDB$30

Transparent

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Integrations

Count

GreptimeDB13

TimescaleDB3

Security

Certifications

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDBSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

Gdpr

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Hipaa

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Pci

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

Scorecard

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB4.6

Soc2

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

Trust center

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDBhttps://www.tigerdata.com/security

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=alpine&package_name=postgresql-timescaledb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

GreptimeDB–

TimescaleDB✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

GreptimeDB0

TimescaleDB0

Github stars

GreptimeDB6,733

TimescaleDB23,634

Activity

Commits last 30d

GreptimeDB100

TimescaleDB100

Release

Cadence days

GreptimeDB4

TimescaleDB12

History

GreptimeDB20 items

TimescaleDB20 items

License

Spdx

GreptimeDBApache-2.0

TimescaleDB–

Language

Primary

GreptimeDBRust

TimescaleDBC

Market

Availability

GreptimeDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

TimescaleDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

GreptimeDB8 items

TimescaleDB7 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	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	Continuous aggregates
Retention / TTL	Automatic	Automatic
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)	columnar	Row-columnar with compression
Performance
High-cardinality handling	Strong	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

TimescaleDBContinuous aggregates

Retention / TTL

GreptimeDBAutomatic

TimescaleDBAutomatic

Storage

Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)

GreptimeDBcolumnar

TimescaleDBRow-columnar with compression

Performance

High-cardinality handling

GreptimeDBStrong

TimescaleDBStrong

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 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

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.

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 ↗

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

as of 2026-10-02verify ↗

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	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

GreptimeDB✗

TimescaleDB✓

macOS

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

Windows

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

Linux

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

CLI

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Self-hosted

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✓

Hybrid

GreptimeDB✓

TimescaleDB✗

Integrations

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

GreptimeDB

19 total

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

Independently observed

TimescaleDB

Leader

9 total

Kafka
S3
Iceberg
AWS
Azure
Observability tools
Postgres ecosystem
Tableau
Power BI

Independently observed

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