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Comparison

InfluxDB vs VictoriaMetrics

On the evidence we track, InfluxDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

InfluxDB full profile →VictoriaMetrics full profile →
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★InfluxDB61
VictoriaMetrics46
Score
Vioscale score
InfluxDB61 / 100medium · 70%
VictoriaMetrics46 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
Model
InfluxDBcommercial
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
InfluxDBlow
VictoriaMetricsunknown
Transparent
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Integrations
Count
InfluxDB5,000
VictoriaMetrics10
Security
Disclosure policy
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Gdpr
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Iso27001
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Scorecard
InfluxDB6.9
VictoriaMetrics6.2
Soc2
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
InfluxDB–
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
InfluxDB31,720
VictoriaMetrics17,596
Activity
Commits last 30d
InfluxDB3
VictoriaMetrics97
Release
Cadence days
InfluxDB19
VictoriaMetrics–
History
InfluxDB20 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
InfluxDBApache-2.0
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
InfluxDBRust
VictoriaMetricsGo
Market
Availability

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)
InfluxDBSQL
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
InfluxDBFull SQL
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
InfluxDBPush
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
InfluxDBMetrics (labels/tags)
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
InfluxDBRetention policies
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
InfluxDBAutomatic
VictoriaMetrics-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
InfluxDBParquet columnar
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
InfluxDBStrong
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
InfluxDBDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
InfluxDBSelf-hosted
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
InfluxDB✗
VictoriaMetrics✓
Licensing
Licence class
InfluxDBPermissive OSS
VictoriaMetricsPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

InfluxDB

Leader

A purpose-built database engineered to handle continuous, high-velocity time series data at scale. It delivers rapid data ingestion, real-time SQL querying, and seamless scalability across cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.

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.

InfluxDB

Leader
HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with $250 credit for 30 days; metered usage-based pricing for Cloud Serverless starting at $0.0025/MB

  • Cloud ServerlessFree
    • Fully managed
    • Elastic
    • Multi-tenant
    • No minimums
    • No long-term commitment
  • Cloud DedicatedContact sales
    • Fully managed
    • Single-tenant
    • Unlimited scale
    • Secure private connections
    • Enhanced support
  • ClusteredContact sales
    • Self-managed
    • On-premise and private cloud
    • Unlimited scale
    • High availability
    • Enterprise-grade security
as of verify ↗

VictoriaMetrics

Hybrid30-day trial

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

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
CLI
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
Self-hosted
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓
On-premise
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✗
Hybrid
InfluxDB✓
VictoriaMetrics✓

Integrations

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

InfluxDB

Leader
1 total
  • MailChimp
Independently observed

VictoriaMetrics

10 total
  • Prometheus
  • Logstash
  • Fluentbit
  • Promtail
  • Elasticsearch
  • Loki
  • Grafana
  • OpenLIT
  • S3
  • GCS
Independently observed

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