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Head-to-head · Time-Series Databases

Amazon Timestream vs VictoriaMetrics

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Amazon Timestream #2 in Time-Series Databases 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit site
VictoriaMetrics #8 in Time-Series Databases 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Try VictoriaMetrics

Amazon Timestream leads on 1 check, VictoriaMetrics on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAmazon Timestream · 9.1/10
  • Free planonly VictoriaMetrics
  • Most featuresAmazon Timestream · 3 of 3

Amazon Timestream scores higher on our rubric for time-series databases: 9.1 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

VictoriaMetrics offers free plan; Amazon Timestream doesn't. On deployment, VictoriaMetrics gives you Both where Amazon Timestream offers Cloud. Amazon Timestream offers sql support; VictoriaMetrics doesn't.

Amazon Timestream is the better fit for managed AWS time-series deployments. VictoriaMetrics is the better fit for prometheus-compatible metrics at scale.

  • Amazon Timestream fits best

    Managed AWS time-series deployments

  • VictoriaMetrics fits best

    Prometheus-compatible metrics at scale

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Side by side

Feature Amazon Timestream 9.1/10 Visit ↗ VictoriaMetrics 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.5
Ranking #2 in Time-Series Databases #8 in Time-Series Databases
Best for Managed AWS time-series deployments Prometheus-compatible metrics at scale
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — Free plan
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Windows, Linux
Support Docs Email, Community, Docs
Integrations 11 integrations 15 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Timestream 3/3 · VictoriaMetrics 2/3
SQL support ✓ (best) —
Retention policies ✓ ✓
Horizontal scaling ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment Cloud Both
Query languages SQL, Flux, InfluxQL MetricsQL, PromQL
Ingestion methods AWS SDKs, AWS CLI, WriteRecords API, AWS Lambda, AWS IoT Core, Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon MSK, Telegraf Prometheus scraping, Prometheus remote write, Prometheus exposition, InfluxDB line protocol, Graphite plaintext, OpenTSDB, JSON line, CSV, native binary, DataDog, NewRelic, OpenTelemetry, Zabbix Connector
Our review
Pros
  • Serverless and managed InfluxDB engines support different workloads
  • SQL queries span memory and magnetic storage tiers
  • AWS APIs, Grafana, Lambda, Telegraf, and CloudFormation integrations
  • Free Apache 2.0 open-source edition with single-node and cluster versions
  • PromQL-compatible querying, MetricsQL, and long-term Prometheus storage
  • Horizontal scaling, replication, multi-tenancy, and configurable retention
Cons
  • Cloud-only deployment limits infrastructure choice
  • Usage-based pricing varies by region, engine, and configuration
  • Timestream for LiveAnalytics has an End of Support Notice
  • Cloud pricing starts at $200 per month
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Metrics-focused design excludes SQL support
Our verdict

Amazon Timestream is a fully managed AWS service for storing, ingesting, and querying time-series data. It is aimed at teams building real-time monitoring, IoT, DevOps, and analytics applications within the AWS ecosystem. The service…

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VictoriaMetrics is an open-source time-series database and monitoring solution for teams collecting, storing, and querying high-cardinality metrics. It supports self-hosted single-node deployments, horizontally scalable clusters, and a…

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  1. Amazon TimestreamTime-Series Databases 9.1Paid
  2. VictoriaMetricsTime-Series Databases 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Amazon Timestream — where it wins

    • Serverless and managed InfluxDB engines support different workloads
    • SQL queries span memory and magnetic storage tiers
    • AWS APIs, Grafana, Lambda, Telegraf, and CloudFormation integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Cloud-only deployment limits infrastructure choice
    • Usage-based pricing varies by region, engine, and configuration
    • Timestream for LiveAnalytics has an End of Support Notice

  • VictoriaMetrics — where it wins

    • Free Apache 2.0 open-source edition with single-node and cluster versions
    • PromQL-compatible querying, MetricsQL, and long-term Prometheus storage
    • Horizontal scaling, replication, multi-tenancy, and configurable retention

    Where it doesn't

    • Cloud pricing starts at $200 per month
    • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
    • Metrics-focused design excludes SQL support

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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