TDengineFull replacementHigh-performance, scalable time-series database designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT) scenariosTime series queried in SQL, with one table per device grouped under supertables.LanguageCLicenceAGPL-3.0Stars25kLatestver-3.4.1.6Last push2026-10-06
TimescaleDBFull replacementA time-series database for high-performance real-time analytics packaged as a Postgres extensionTime series as a PostgreSQL extension, queried with plain SQL.LanguageCLicenceOtherStars24kLatest2.30.2Last push2026-10-06
QuestDBFull replacementQuestDB is a high performance, open-source, time-series databaseIngests the InfluxDB line protocol and is queried with SQL.Official migration guide ↗LanguageJavaLicenceApache-2.0Stars17kLatest10.0.1Last push2026-10-06
GreptimeDBFull replacementThe open-source observability database. One columnar engine for metrics, logs, and traces, on object storage.Accepts InfluxDB line protocol, queried with SQL or PromQL.LanguageRustLicenceApache-2.0Stars6.7kLatestv1.2.1Last push2026-10-05
VictoriaMetricsPartialVictoriaMetrics: fast, cost-effective monitoring solution and time series databaseAccepts the InfluxDB line protocol for writes, but is queried with MetricsQL.LanguageGoLicenceApache-2.0Stars18kLatestv1.153.0Last push2026-10-06
openGeminiPartialCNCF sandbox project, an open source distributed time-series database with high concurrency, high performance, and high scalabilityAccepts InfluxDB line protocol writes and InfluxQL queries, and clusters in the open source version.LanguageGoLicenceApache-2.0Stars1.2kLatestv1.5.2Last push2026-09-09