Comparison

QuestDB vs VictoriaMetrics

No clear leader: QuestDB (50.3) 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.

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QuestDB50
VictoriaMetrics46
Score
Vioscale score
QuestDB50 / 100medium · 65%
VictoriaMetrics46 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
Model
QuestDBcommercial
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
QuestDBlow
VictoriaMetricsunknown
Transparent
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
Integrations
Count
QuestDB10
VictoriaMetrics10
Reliability
Sla pct
QuestDB99.9
VictoriaMetrics
Status page
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
Adoption
Dependent repos
QuestDB106
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
QuestDB17,279
VictoriaMetrics17,596
Activity
Commits last 30d
QuestDB64
VictoriaMetrics97
Release
Cadence days
QuestDB16
VictoriaMetrics
History
QuestDB20 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
QuestDBApache-2.0
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
QuestDBJava
VictoriaMetricsGo

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)
QuestDBSQL with time-series extensions (SAMPLE BY, ASOF, HORIZON JOIN, N-dimensional ar
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
QuestDBFull SQL
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
QuestDBPush
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
QuestDBWide events
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
QuestDBContinuous aggregates
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
QuestDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
QuestDBcolumnar with frame compression
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
QuestDBStrong
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
QuestDBDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
QuestDBSelf-hosted
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
QuestDB-
VictoriaMetrics
Licensing
Licence class
QuestDBPermissive OSS
VictoriaMetricsPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

QuestDB

QuestDB is an open-source time-series database engineered for low latency, delivering ultra-low latency ingestion, high throughput, and multi-tier storage for demanding time-series workloads.

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.

QuestDB

HybridFree tier

Open-source Apache 2.0 free tier; QuestDB Cloud and Enterprise plans available via contact/quote

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
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
CLI
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
Self-hosted
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics
Hybrid
QuestDB
VictoriaMetrics

Integrations

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

QuestDB

10 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • Parquet
  • Arrow
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Debezium
  • Iceberg
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
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.