Alternatives to GreptimeDB
Store observability data in a database queried through SQL and PromQL. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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GreptimeDB
Store observability data in a database queried through SQL and PromQL.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as GreptimeDB.
VictoriaMetrics
Store and query monitoring metrics in a time-series database.
VictoriaMetrics stores monitoring metrics with Prometheus-compatible workflows in single-node or clustered setups, while advanced enterprise capabilities are licensed separately.
InfluxDB
Store time-stamped measurements for monitoring and real-time applications.
InfluxDB is a time-series database with self-hosted and managed editions, though features and compatibility differ significantly between product generations.
QuestDB
Query time-series data with a database focused on SQL and high-rate ingestion.
QuestDB focuses on time-oriented SQL and high-rate ingestion, without PromQL, and offers an open-source self-hosted edition with separate managed terms.
TimescaleDB
PostgreSQL extension that turns Postgres into a scalable time-series database.
TimescaleDB adds time-series scalability to PostgreSQL and keeps its ecosystem, but advanced clustering and cloud features sit behind the paid offering.
Grafana Mimir
Store Prometheus-compatible metrics over long periods at distributed scale.
Grafana Mimir stores Prometheus-compatible metrics long term with multi-tenancy under AGPL-3.0, but it does not offer SQL and distributed operation needs substantial configuration.
M3DB
Open-source distributed time-series database built for billions of metrics at scale.
M3DB is a Prometheus-compatible distributed time-series database for billions of metrics, but its operational overhead suits very large deployments rather than small setups.
ClickHouse
Columnar OLAP database widely used as a backend for logs, traces and metrics.
ClickHouse is a columnar OLAP database widely used for logs, traces and metrics, but observability use needs additional tooling or schema design on top.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Quickwit
Search logs and other large datasets using an engine built around object storage.
OpenSearch
Index and search data with an open-source search and analytics engine.
Elastic Stack
Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats and Kibana combined for collecting, searching and visualizing logs and other data.
