Comparison

GreptimeDB vs VictoriaMetrics

No clear leader: GreptimeDB (49.7) and VictoriaMetrics (45.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

GreptimeDB full profile →VictoriaMetrics full profile →

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GreptimeDB50

VictoriaMetrics46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	GreptimeDB	VictoriaMetrics
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 62%	46 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.2
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: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVictoriaMetrics%2FVictoriaMetrics&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: LOW
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	25
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,573	17,596
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	97
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	3	-
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 · HQ UA

Score

Vioscale score

GreptimeDB50 / 100medium · 62%

VictoriaMetrics46 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✗

Model

GreptimeDBcommercial

VictoriaMetricscommercial

Price level

GreptimeDBhigh

VictoriaMetricsunknown

Transparent

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✓

Integrations

Count

GreptimeDB8

VictoriaMetrics10

Security

Disclosure policy

GreptimeDB–

VictoriaMetrics✓

Gdpr

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics–

Hipaa

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics–

Iso27001

GreptimeDB–

VictoriaMetrics✓

Scorecard

GreptimeDB–

VictoriaMetrics6.2

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

VictoriaMetricsCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVictoriaMetrics%2FVictoriaMetrics&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: LOW

Reliability

Status page

GreptimeDB–

VictoriaMetrics✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

GreptimeDB0

VictoriaMetrics25

Github stars

GreptimeDB6,573

VictoriaMetrics17,596

Activity

Commits last 30d

GreptimeDB100

VictoriaMetrics97

Release

Cadence days

GreptimeDB3

VictoriaMetrics–

History

GreptimeDB20 items

VictoriaMetrics20 items

License

Spdx

GreptimeDBApache-2.0

VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0

Language

Primary

GreptimeDBRust

VictoriaMetricsGo

Market

Availability

GreptimeDBAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

VictoriaMetricsAvailable worldwide · HQ UA

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	VictoriaMetrics
Query
Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)	SQL and PromQL	MetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility	Full SQL	Non-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model	Both	Both
Model
Data model	Both	Both
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups	Continuous aggregates	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

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

VictoriaMetrics-

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

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

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

VictoriaMetrics

Open source time series database optimized for high-cardinality metrics and logs, with both self-hosted and cloud deployment options.

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 ↗

VictoriaMetrics

Hybrid30-day trial

Prepaid yearly credits option with Stripe and AWS Marketplace fallback. One-month free trial.

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	VictoriaMetrics
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✓

Android

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✗

macOS

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✗

Windows

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✗

Linux

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✗

CLI

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✓

Self-hosted

GreptimeDB✓

VictoriaMetrics✓

On-premise

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 (3)

Prometheus
Loki
Elasticsearch

GreptimeDB

8 total - 5 not shared

OpenTelemetry
InfluxDB
VictoriaLogs
Jaeger
MySQL

Independently observed

VictoriaMetrics

10 total - 7 not shared

Logstash
Fluentbit
Promtail
Grafana
OpenLIT
S3
GCS

Independently observed

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