VictoriaMetrics
Simple, Reliable & Efficient Observability
- Also known as
- victoriametrics
What is VictoriaMetrics?
High-performance time series database and monitoring solution with support for logs and distributed tracing. Available as open source or enterprise editions.
What VictoriaMetrics 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 compatibility
- -
- Ingest model
- -
- Data model
- Metrics (labels/tags)
- Downsampling / rollups
- -
- Retention / TTL
- -
- Compression (columnar / delta / Gorilla)
- -
- High-cardinality handling
- -
- Clustering / horizontal scale
- -
- Replication / HA
- -
- Deployment
- -
- Prometheus remote-write compatible
- ✓
- Licence class
- Source-available
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
VictoriaMetrics 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%
- TimescaleDBTime-Series PostgreSQL at Petabyte Scalelow · 46%
- ClickHouseThe leading database for AIlow · 24%
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 VictoriaMetrics, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Github Activity | 63 | 20.00 | 1262.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 80 | 7.00 | 560.1 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 30 | 18.00 | 540.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 10.00 | 500.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 17.00 | 491.4 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 0 | 6.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 8.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 6.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing Transparency | 0 | 8.00 | 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 | 17,438 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"data_model":"metrics","licence_class":"source_available","prometheus_remote_write":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | lowsource · 2026-08-01 · 40% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |