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ClickHouseTimescaleDB
Freemium

Free and open source to self-host, with a paid managed cloud service also available.

 Freemium

Free, open-source self-hosted extension, with a paid managed cloud service.

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Columnar storage gives fast query performance over very large datasets
  • Widely adopted as the backend for other open source observability tools
  • Adds time-series scalability to a database teams likely already know: Postgres
  • Stays compatible with the standard PostgreSQL ecosystem and tooling
  • Using it well for observability requires additional tooling or schema design on top
  • Operating a ClickHouse cluster at scale takes real database administration expertise
  • Best performance gains apply specifically to time-series workloads, not general-purpose data
  • Advanced clustering and cloud features sit behind the paid offering
Self-hosted, Downloadable app Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source Open source
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Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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