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Timescale vs Amazon RDS

Built for real-time time-series, events, and analytics data

Up to 350x Faster Queries
44% Faster Ingest
95% Storage Savings

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Timescale + PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL for time-series and real-time analytics

Up to 1000x Faster Queries
90% Data Compression
Query in milliseconds, even at Petabyte scale

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Top Time-Series Databases in Comparison

	Database Model	Scalability	Deployment	Query Language	Pricing Models

TimescaleDB	Relational database with hybrid row-columnar engine	Vertically scalable, with automatic partitioning, columnar compression, optimized queries, automatically updated materialized views. Horizontally, scale read load on Timescale Cloud by adding read replicas.	Self-managed or managed cloud service	SQL	TimescaleDB open-source can be self-hosted and is free Timescale Cloud follows a pay-as-you-go model
InfluxDB	Custom, non-relational NoSQL, columnar database	Horizontally scalable	Self-managed or managed cloud service	SQL, InfluxQL, Flux	InfluxDB Open Source is free while InfluxDB Cloud Serverless is a managed service with a pay-as-you-go model InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated and InfluxDB Clustered costs depend on storage, CPU, and RAM
Kdb+	Columnar database with a custom data model	Horizontally scalable with multi-node support and multi-threading	On-premises, in the cloud, or hybrid	Q language	Free 32-bit version for non-commercial purposes For commercial deployments, depends on deployment model & number of cores
Graphite	Whisper (file-based time series) database format	Horizontally scalable, supports replication and clustering	On-premises or in the cloud	GQL	Open-source: no associated licensing cost
ClickHouse	Columnar database	Horizontally scalable	On-premises or in the cloud. Also available as a managed service	SQL-based declarative query language, mostly identical to ANSI SQL standard	ClickHouse is open-source and doesn’t have an associated license cost ClickHouse Cloud follows a pay-as-you-go pricing model
MongoDB	No-SQL database with a JSON-like document model	Horizontally scalable - supports automatic load balancing, data sharing, and replication	Self-managed or managed cloud service	MQL (MongoDB Query Language)	MongoDB Community Edition is open-source and free to use For MongoDB Enterprise, depends on chosen features. MongoDB Atlas has a pay-as-you-go model

Want a deeper dive? The Best Time-Series Databases Compared post compares some of the most popular time-series databases and discusses the key features and criteria to consider before choosing one.

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