Alternatives to TimescaleDB
PostgreSQL extension that turns Postgres into a scalable time-series database. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
TimescaleDB
PostgreSQL extension that turns Postgres into a scalable time-series database.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as TimescaleDB.
InfluxDB
Store time-stamped measurements for monitoring and real-time applications.
InfluxDB is a standalone time-series database with self-hosted and managed editions, so it leaves the PostgreSQL ecosystem and its tooling behind.
QuestDB
Query time-series data with a database focused on SQL and high-rate ingestion.
QuestDB is a separate time-series database focused on SQL and high-rate ingestion, rather than an extension to an existing Postgres installation.
VictoriaMetrics
Store and query monitoring metrics in a time-series database.
VictoriaMetrics targets monitoring metrics with Prometheus-compatible workflows and single-node or clustered deployments, outside of PostgreSQL.
GreptimeDB
Store observability data in a database queried through SQL and PromQL.
GreptimeDB stores observability data queried through SQL and PromQL with object-storage-oriented deployments, replacing Postgres compatibility with its own engine.
ClickHouse
Columnar OLAP database widely used as a backend for logs, traces and metrics.
ClickHouse is a columnar OLAP database for very large datasets, trading PostgreSQL compatibility for fast analytical queries and heavier cluster administration.
M3DB
Open-source distributed time-series database built for billions of metrics at scale.
M3DB is a distributed, Prometheus-compatible time-series database built for billions of metrics, with operational overhead geared toward very large deployments.
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 needs substantial distributed infrastructure instead of a Postgres install.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
PostgreSQL
The open-source relational database with 35 years behind it, known for correctness, extensibility and a long feature list.
pgBackRest
Parallel backup and restore for PostgreSQL with delta restore.
Barman
Backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL disaster recovery.
pgAdmin
The standard open-source administration tool for PostgreSQL.
DuckDB
In-process analytical database that queries CSV, JSON and Parquet directly.
