GreptimeDB
The Single Database for Observability
- Also known as
- greptimedb
What is GreptimeDB?
Open-source, cloud-native observability database supporting metrics, logs, traces, and events unified through OpenTelemetry, queryable with SQL and PromQL, built to scale on object storage.
GreptimeDB pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $290/month fully-managed. Custom pricing for self-hosted. Free open-source tier available.
Open Source
FreeOpen-source, cloud-native real-time observability database
- Metrics, logs, traces, and events support
- SQL and PromQL query languages
- High-performance ingestion
- Object storage support
- Cluster deployment
Enterprise Fully-Managed
Fully-managed cloud deployment with guaranteed resources and predictable pricing
- storage
- Unlimited
- Unlimited data storage and retention
- Completely isolated resource control and network
- Fully-managed and customizable deployment topology
- SQL, PromQL, OpenTelemetry support
- Guaranteed resources and performance
- Predictable pricing with volume discounts
- Customizable retention and configurations
Enterprise Bring Your Own Cloud
Contact salesSelf-hosted deployment in customer's cloud or AWS with full data sovereignty
- Installation service for own infrastructure or AWS account
- Advanced technical support
- Operational tools and UI
- Enterprise-ready extensions
- Custom SLA
- Dedicated technical account management
What GreptimeDB does
The capabilities that matter for time-series databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Query language (SQL / PromQL / InfluxQL-Flux / Graphite)
- SQL, PromQL
- SQL compatibility
- Full SQL
- Ingest model
- Both
- Data model
- Both
- Downsampling / rollups
- Continuous aggregates
- Retention / TTL
- Manual
- Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
- -
- High-cardinality handling
- Strong
- Clustering / horizontal scale
- Distributed / sharded
- Replication / HA
- ✓
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Prometheus remote-write compatible
- ✓
- Licence class
- Source-available
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- OpenTelemetry
- Prometheus
- InfluxDB
GreptimeDB alternatives
Other time-series databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- PrometheusMonitor your applications, systems, and services with the leading open source monitoring solution.low · 32%
- TDengineFree forever for up to 5,000 tags, with annual and perpetual licenses for larger deploymentslow · 41%
- PrometheusMonitor your applications, systems, and services with the leading open source monitoring solution.low · 36%
- TimescaleDBTime-Series PostgreSQL at Petabyte Scalelow · 46%
- ClickHouseThe leading database for AIlow · 24%
- InfluxDBThe time series database built to scale with youlow · 48%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for GreptimeDB, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 63 | 20.00 | 1262.0 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 98 | 12.00 | 1173.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 8.00 | 800.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 17.00 | 778.9 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 72 | 7.00 | 503.7 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 25 | 6.00 | 150.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 8.00 | 138.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 6.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 20.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 6,519 | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"clustering":"distributed","data_model":"both","deployment":"self_hosted","downsampling":"continuous_aggregates","ingest_model":"both","licence_class":"source_available","retention_ttl":"manual","query_language":"SQL, PromQL","replication_ha":true,"high_cardinality":"strong","sql_compatibility":"full_sql","prometheus_remote_write":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Rust | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 70% |