questdb

The premium Open Source alternative to InfluxDB

🎯 Best for:Applications requiring ultra-fast ingestion and real-time SQL analytics on time-stamped data.
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What is questdb?

Replaces general-purpose databases for time-series workloads with a column-oriented storage engine. It utilizes SIMD instructions and memory-mapped files to ingest millions of rows per second with SQL support.

Tech Stack
JavaDatabase & Storage

Why questdb?

  • Extremely high performance
  • Postgres wire protocol support
  • Low latency queries

Limitations

  • Limited out-of-order support
  • No built-in visualization
  • Clustering is Open Core
3/5/2026
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-$1,440
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