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M3 vs VictoriaMetrics
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| Fact | M3 | VictoriaMetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 4.9k | 18k |
| Latest | v1.6.0 | v1.154.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-17 |
| Release cadence | about 69 days between releases | about 14 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 53 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
M3 replaces VictoriaMetrics. Alternatives to VictoriaMetrics →
Full replacementDistributed time series database that ingests Prometheus metrics.
M3
- v1.6.02026-09-25These affect users who import M3 as a Go library. Deployed binaries, on-disk formats and wire formats are unchanged.
- v1.5.02022-04-07M3DB: Optimize snapshotting by 30x or more which can speedup bootstrapping for workloads with large snapshots. (#4093)
- v1.4.22022-01-19M3Coordinator: Guard against duplicate rollup tags in aggregation matching logic. (#3950)
- v1.4.12021-11-20M3Coordinator: Do not Close singleton MessageProcessors when closing connections. This fixes a panic introduced that af…
- v1.4.02021-11-19M3Query: Add write endpoint support for M3-Map-Tags-JSON header in InfluxDB path (#3816)
M3
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VictoriaMetrics
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