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Best VictoriaMetrics Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from database software ranked against VictoriaMetrics on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 9.0
    VictoriaMetrics vs MySQL
  2. 2
    Azure SQL Database Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.5
    VictoriaMetrics vs Azure SQL Database
  3. 3
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free8.5
    VictoriaMetrics vs Amazon RDS
  4. 4
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.5
    VictoriaMetrics vs SQLite
  5. 5
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free8.4
    VictoriaMetrics vs Amazon DynamoDB
  6. 6
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free8.4
    VictoriaMetrics vs Firestore
  7. 7
    SingleStore Helios Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo8.3
    VictoriaMetrics vs SingleStore Helios
  8. 8
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 8.3
    VictoriaMetrics vs TiDB Cloud
  9. 9
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.3
    VictoriaMetrics vs MarkLogic
  10. 10
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs CockroachDB Cloud
  11. 11
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs Teradata VantageCloud
  12. 12
    Google Cloud Bigtable Free trial apiWeb $0.03/mo8.1
    VictoriaMetrics vs Google Cloud Bigtable
  13. 13
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.1
    VictoriaMetrics vs InfluxDB
  14. 14
    Google Cloud SQL Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.04/mo8.0
    VictoriaMetrics vs Google Cloud SQL
  15. 15
    Google Cloud Spanner Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 8.0
    VictoriaMetrics vs Google Cloud Spanner
  16. 16
    Apache Druid Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.0
    VictoriaMetrics vs Apache Druid
  17. 17
    Apache Doris apiLinuxself-hosted 7.9
    VictoriaMetrics vs Apache Doris
  18. 18
    Amazon Timestream apiWeb 7.9
    VictoriaMetrics vs Amazon Timestream
  19. 19
    InterSystems IRIS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    VictoriaMetrics vs InterSystems IRIS
  20. 20
    RavenDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.9
    VictoriaMetrics vs RavenDB

VictoriaMetrics alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL9.0Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Azure SQL Database8.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Amazon RDS8.5Free planFreeAPI, Web
4SQLite8.5Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Amazon DynamoDB8.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6Firestore8.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
7SingleStore Helios8.3Free plan$0.99/moAPI, Web
8TiDB Cloud8.3Free plan—API, Web
9MarkLogic8.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10CockroachDB Cloud8.2Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
11Teradata VantageCloud8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12Google Cloud Bigtable8.1No$0.03/moAPI, Web
13InfluxDB8.1Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Google Cloud SQL8.0No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Google Cloud Spanner8.0No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Apache Druid8.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
17Apache Doris7.9No—API, Linux, self-hosted
18Amazon Timestream7.9No—API, Web
19InterSystems IRIS7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20RavenDB7.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about VictoriaMetrics alternatives

What is the best alternative to VictoriaMetrics?

MySQL, number 1 in database software with a score of 9.0 out of 10. The others here: Azure SQL Database, Amazon RDS, SQLite and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to VictoriaMetrics?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.