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M3DB vs TimescaleDB: catalog facts
M3DBTimescaleDB
Free

Open source and free to self-host.

Freemium

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

Self-hosted Self-hosted
  • Built to handle billions of metrics for hyperscale deployments
  • Prometheus-compatible, easing integration with existing metrics tooling
  • Adds time-series scalability to a database teams likely already know: Postgres
  • Stays compatible with the standard PostgreSQL ecosystem and tooling
  • Complexity and operational overhead are geared toward very large deployments, not small setups
  • Self-hosting a distributed database requires significant infrastructure 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
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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