Databases built for timestamped data such as metrics, events and sensor readings. Each listing links to its detailed guide in our time-series and IoT section.
Last updated November 2026. Each listing links to its full profile or guide, which shows its own review date. No vendor paid for inclusion and the order is alphabetical, not a ranking.
All time-series databases listings
Paid
Amazon Timestream
Two AWS services: LiveAnalytics, closed to new customers since 20 June 2025, and the managed Timestream for InfluxDB.
Free
Apache IoTDB
Apache open source time-series database designed around industrial devices and their measurement points.
Freemium
InfluxDB
Purpose-built time-series database from InfluxData, with three generations in use that differ in engine and licence.
Free
OpenTSDB
Open source time-series database running as stateless daemons on Apache HBase or Google Cloud Bigtable.
Freemium
QuestDB
Open source time-series database that keeps SQL and adds time-series operators, with columnar storage.
Freemium
TDengine
Open source time-series database for IoT and industrial data, with one table per device under supertables.
Freemium
TimescaleDB
PostgreSQL extension for time-series data with time partitioning, columnar compression and continuous aggregates.
Freemium
VictoriaMetrics
Prometheus-compatible open source time-series database and monitoring stack queried with MetricsQL.
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Comparisons
TimescaleDBVSInfluxDB
A PostgreSQL extension for time series against a purpose-built time-series database.
QuestDBVSTimescaleDB
Standalone time-series SQL engine vs PostgreSQL extension: SQL operators, ingestion, retention and licences.
QuestDBVSInfluxDB
Two time-series databases for high-frequency telemetry: SQL dialects, ingestion protocols and licences.
InfluxDBVSTDengine
Tags and fields vs one table per device: query features, clustering, MIT/Apache vs AGPL and pricing.
VictoriaMetricsVSPrometheus
Prometheus monitoring vs Prometheus-compatible VictoriaMetrics: storage, retention, cluster, MetricsQL and dedup.
TimescaleDBVSPostgreSQL
What the TimescaleDB extension adds to plain PostgreSQL for time-series data, and when you do not need it.
ClickHouseVSTimescaleDB
A columnar analytics database against a PostgreSQL time-series extension for time-series analytics.
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