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Comparison

GreptimeDB vs VictoriaMetrics

On the evidence we track, GreptimeDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 50/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★GreptimeDB50
VictoriaMetrics45
Score
vioscaleAI score
GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 57%
VictoriaMetrics45 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Model
GreptimeDBfreemium
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
GreptimeDBhigh
VictoriaMetricslow
Starting price
GreptimeDB$290
VictoriaMetrics–
Transparent
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
Integrations
Count
GreptimeDB13
VictoriaMetrics8
Security
Disclosure policy
GreptimeDB–
VictoriaMetrics✓
Gdpr
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Hipaa
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Iso27001
GreptimeDB–
VictoriaMetrics✓
Scorecard
GreptimeDB–
VictoriaMetrics5.5
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
GreptimeDB–
VictoriaMetrics✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
GreptimeDB0
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
GreptimeDB6,733
VictoriaMetrics17,865
Activity
Commits last 30d
GreptimeDB100
VictoriaMetrics100
Release
Cadence days
GreptimeDB4
VictoriaMetrics–
History
GreptimeDB20 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
GreptimeDBApache-2.0
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
GreptimeDBRust
VictoriaMetricsGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
GreptimeDB8 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)
GreptimeDBSQL and PromQL
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
GreptimeDBFull SQL
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
GreptimeDBBoth
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
GreptimeDBBoth
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
GreptimeDBContinuous aggregates
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
GreptimeDBAutomatic
VictoriaMetricsManual
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
GreptimeDBcolumnar
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
GreptimeDBStrong
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
GreptimeDBDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
GreptimeDBManaged
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Licensing
Licence class
GreptimeDBSource-available
VictoriaMetricsPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

GreptimeDB

Leader

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

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.

GreptimeDB

Leader
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 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
GreptimeDB✗
VictoriaMetrics✓
macOS
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
Windows
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
Linux
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
CLI
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Self-hosted
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Hybrid
GreptimeDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗

Integrations

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

In common (8)
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Prometheus
  • InfluxDB
  • Loki
  • Elasticsearch
  • Jaeger
  • Grafana
  • Kubernetes

GreptimeDB

Leader
19 total - 11 not shared
  • VictoriaLogs
  • MySQL
  • Prometheus Remote Write
  • PostgreSQL
  • JDBC
  • Perses
  • Prometheus Alertmanager
  • Metabase
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • DuckDB
Independently observed

VictoriaMetrics

18 total - 10 not shared
  • Logstash
  • Fluentbit
  • Promtail
  • OpenLIT
  • S3
  • GCS
  • Graphite
  • DataDog
  • StatsD
  • OpenTSDB
Independently observed
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