TimescaleDB
Time-Series PostgreSQL at Petabyte Scale
- Also known as
- timescaledb
What is TimescaleDB?
Robust elastic cloud platform for time-series, real-time analytics, and events built on PostgreSQL, designed for industrial, energy, and robotics systems.
TimescaleDB 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 $30/month compute + $0.177/GB-month storage. Free 30-day trial, no credit card required. Hourly billing with pay-as-you-go flexibility.
Performance
For new applications and internal tools that need strong performance without complexity.
- 4 database services
- Up to 8 CPU, 32 GB memory per service
- Up to 16 TB disk storage per service
- 5K IOPS, 250 MB/s throughput
- Basic security, 1 VPC, IP allow-list
- Single-node HA with point-in-time recovery to 3 days
- Performance Insights, basic support (9-5 ET)
Scale
For high-volume, resource-intensive applications that demand production-grade performance and scalability.
- Unlimited database services
- Up to 32 CPU, 128 GB memory per service
- Up to 64 TB disk storage per service
- 40K IOPS, 1,500 MB/s throughput
- Unlimited tiered storage
- Horizontal read scaling with read replicas
- AWS Transit Gateway, private endpoints, unlimited VPC
- SOC 2 report, multi-node HA, 14-day point-in-time recovery
- Observability tool integrations
Enterprise
Contact salesFor mission-critical applications requiring 24/7 business continuity, advanced security, and full compliance.
- Up to 64 CPU, 256 GB memory per service
- Up to 64 TB disk storage, 80K IOPS, 2,000 MB/s throughput
- SAML SSO, HIPAA compliance, security questionnaire
- Cross-region backups, enterprise SLAs
- 24x7 production support (1-hour response for Sev 1)
- Integration and migration services
What TimescaleDB 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 (Postgres-native)
- SQL compatibility
- Full SQL
- Ingest model
- Both
- Data model
- Both
- Downsampling / rollups
- Continuous aggregates
- Retention / TTL
- Manual
- Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
- columnar
- High-cardinality handling
- Strong
- Clustering / horizontal scale
- Distributed / sharded
- Replication / HA
- ✓
- Deployment
- -
- Prometheus remote-write compatible
- -
- Licence class
- Source-available
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- Kafka
- S3
- Iceberg
- AWS
- Azure
- Observability tools
- Postgres ecosystem
TimescaleDB 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%
- GreptimeDBThe Single Database for Observabilitylow · 30%
- PrometheusMonitor your applications, systems, and services with the leading open source monitoring solution.low · 36%
- 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 TimescaleDB, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 63 | 20.00 | 1262.0 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 94 | 12.00 | 1126.7 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 50 | 18.00 | 900.0 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 8.00 | 800.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 82 | 7.00 | 576.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 10.00 | 500.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 17.00 | 491.4 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 80 | 6.00 | 480.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 8.00 | 207.8 | ✓ |
| 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 · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 23,210 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"clustering":"distributed","data_model":"both","compression":"columnar","downsampling":"continuous_aggregates","ingest_model":"both","licence_class":"source_available","retention_ttl":"manual","query_language":"SQL (Postgres-native)","replication_ha":true,"high_cardinality":"strong","sql_compatibility":"full_sql"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 11 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |