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TimescaleDB vs Grafana Mimir: catalog facts
TimescaleDB	Grafana Mimir
Freemium Free, open-source self-hosted extension, with a paid managed cloud service.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Adds time-series scalability to a database teams likely already know: Postgres Stays compatible with the standard PostgreSQL ecosystem and tooling	Supports multi-tenant metrics storage Integrates with Grafana and Prometheus workflows
Best performance gains apply specifically to time-series workloads, not general-purpose data Advanced clustering and cloud features sit behind the paid offering	Distributed operation requires substantial infrastructure configuration.
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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