Comparison

TimescaleDB vs VictoriaMetrics

On the evidence we track, TimescaleDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
TimescaleDB55
VictoriaMetrics46
Score
Vioscale score
TimescaleDB55 / 100medium · 51%
VictoriaMetrics46 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
Model
TimescaleDBcommercial
VictoriaMetricscommercial
Price level
TimescaleDBlow
VictoriaMetricsunknown
Transparent
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
Integrations
Count
TimescaleDB7
VictoriaMetrics10
Reliability
Status page
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
Adoption
Dependent repos
TimescaleDB0
VictoriaMetrics25
Github stars
TimescaleDB23,420
VictoriaMetrics17,596
Activity
Commits last 30d
TimescaleDB100
VictoriaMetrics97
Release
Cadence days
TimescaleDB13
VictoriaMetrics
History
TimescaleDB20 items
VictoriaMetrics20 items
License
Spdx
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetricsApache-2.0
Language
Primary
TimescaleDBC
VictoriaMetricsGo
Market

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)
TimescaleDBSQL
VictoriaMetricsMetricsQL (metrics), LogsQL (logs)
SQL compatibility
TimescaleDBFull SQL
VictoriaMetricsNon-SQL
Ingest
Ingest model
TimescaleDBBoth
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Model
Data model
TimescaleDBMetrics (labels/tags)
VictoriaMetricsBoth
Lifecycle
Downsampling / rollups
TimescaleDB-
VictoriaMetricsContinuous aggregates
Retention / TTL
TimescaleDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Storage
Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
TimescaleDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Performance
High-cardinality handling
TimescaleDB-
VictoriaMetricsStrong
Scale
Clustering / horizontal scale
TimescaleDBDistributed / sharded
VictoriaMetricsDistributed / sharded
Replication / HA
TimescaleDB-
VictoriaMetrics-
Deployment
Deployment
TimescaleDBEmbedded
VictoriaMetricsSelf-hosted
Interop
Prometheus remote-write compatible
TimescaleDB-
VictoriaMetrics
Licensing
Licence class
TimescaleDBPermissive OSS
VictoriaMetricsPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

TimescaleDB

Leader

TimescaleDB is a PostgreSQL extension designed to handle machine data and time-series workloads at scale, enabling operational databases for IoT platforms and physical-world monitoring.

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.

TimescaleDB

Leader
HybridFree tier

Open source core; Cloud managed and Enterprise self-hosted options available; contact sales for pricing details

  • Cloud Basic SupportFree
    • Email support
    • General questions
    • Best practices guidance
  • Cloud Production SupportContact sales
    • 24x7 support for Severity 1-2
    • 1h response for critical issues
    • Support portal access
    • On-call assistance
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
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
CLI
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
Self-hosted
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
On-premise
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics
Hybrid
TimescaleDB
VictoriaMetrics

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • S3

TimescaleDB

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Kafka
  • Iceberg
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Observability tools
  • Postgres ecosystem
Independently observed

VictoriaMetrics

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Prometheus
  • Logstash
  • Fluentbit
  • Promtail
  • Elasticsearch
  • Loki
  • Grafana
  • OpenLIT
  • GCS
Independently observed

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