QuestDB

A time-series database with SQL, built for fast ingestion of market data, metrics and sensor readings. See how developers rate it month by month on DTDb.

Category
database engine
Developer
QuestDB
Created by
Vlad Ilyushchenko
First release
2014
License
Apache-2.0
Open source
Yes
Pricing
Free with paid plans
Website
https://questdb.com
Written in
Java, C++, Rust
Data model
Time-series, Relational
Storage layout
Column-oriented
Workload
Analytics (OLAP)
Analytics architecture
Not an analytics platform
Query language
SQL
ACID transactions
No
Schema
Strict
Deployment
Server, Managed cloud
Scaling
Single node
Create, read, update, delete
Create: fast (Millions of rows a second over the line protocol); Read: fast (Time-partitioned columnar scans); Update: moderate (Updates rewrite column files); Delete: slow (Drop partitions, no row-level DELETE)

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