Timescale Cloud
A managed PostgreSQL service for time-series data at petabyte scale
- Vendor
- Tiger Data
- Also known as
- timescale-cloud
Available worldwide
What is Timescale Cloud?
A fully managed PostgreSQL database optimized for ingesting, storing, and querying machine-generated and time-series data efficiently with automatic scaling and compression.
Timescale Cloud 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.
Usage-based hourly compute metering plus per-GB storage. 30-day free trial.
Performance
For new applications and internal tools that need strong performance without complexity
- pitr_days
- 3
- support_hours
- business hours (9-5 ET)
- database_services
- 4
- Hourly billing with zero friction to get started
- 4 database services
- Reliability and monitoring
- Single-node high-availability replicas
- Point-in-time-recovery to 3 days
- Basic support (9-5 ET)
Scale
- storage
- unlimited
- support
- 24x7 production
- pitr_days
- 14
- database_services
- unlimited
- Unlimited database services
- Unlimited Tiered Storage
- Private endpoints
- SOC 2 report
- Advanced Reliability and Monitoring
- Multi-node high-availability replicas
- Point-in-time-recovery to 14 days
- Integrations with observability tools
- SAML Single-sign-on (SSO)
- HIPAA compliance
- Cross-region backups for disaster recovery
- Production support (24x7, 1 hour response time for Sev 1)
What Timescale Cloud does
The capabilities that matter for managed databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Engine family
- Postgresql
- Deployment type
- Independent multi cloud
- Serverless scale to zero
- -
- Database branching
- -
- Point in time recovery
- ✓
- Multi region replication
- ✓
- Automatic failover
- ✓
- Private networking
- ✓
- Built in connection pooling
- -
- Extensions plugin support
- Extensive
- Self host alternative
- ✓
- Pricing model
- Usage based
- Free tier
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (9)
Independently observed- Amazon S3←•
- Apache Iceberg→•
- AWS Transit Gateway⇄•
- Kafka
- S3
- Iceberg
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Grafana
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
Timescale Cloud FAQ
Common questions about Timescale Cloud, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Timescale Cloud?
A PostgreSQL-based platform that adds time-series capabilities for efficient storage, fast queries, and real-time analytics on time-series data and events, with compression and tiered storage support. It is indexed under Managed Databases.
Source: https://www.timescale.com
Is Timescale Cloud free?
Timescale Cloud offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.timescale.com
What platforms does Timescale Cloud support?
Timescale Cloud supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/understanding-rds-pricing-and-costs
Can Timescale Cloud be self-hosted?
Yes. Timescale Cloud can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.timescale.com
What does Timescale Cloud integrate with?
We have confirmed 6 integrations for Timescale Cloud, including Kafka, S3, Iceberg, Tableau, Power BI and Grafana. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/understanding-rds-pricing-and-costs
What security certifications does Timescale Cloud have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Timescale Cloud. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Timescale Cloud not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://www.tigerdata.com/security/vulnerability-disclosure
Timescale Cloud alternatives
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- Redis CloudA managed, production-grade in-memory data platform accessible across major cloud providers with enterprise features and real-time performancemedium · 74%
- Azure SQL DatabaseA fully managed SQL database service for building scalable, secure cloud applicationslow · 41%
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Compare Timescale Cloud
Side by side against other managed databases, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI 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 Timescale Cloud, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 60 | 0.12 | 6.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 75 | 0.06 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.05 | 1.0 | ✓ |
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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.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Free tier: Yes · Engine family: postgresql · Pricing model: usage_based · Deployment type: independent_multi_cloud · Automatic failover: Yes · Private networking: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 75% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://www.tigerdata.com/security | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-12 · 75% |
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