# InfluxDB alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 122 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where InfluxDB holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/influxdb/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- TimescaleDB: 31
- VictoriaMetrics: 15
- QuestDB: 9
- PostgreSQL: 6
- Amazon Timestream: 3
- InfluxDB 3 Enterprise: 2

## Time series databases

**Small business**: 32 of 84 answers did not name InfluxDB (InfluxDB is #2 of 9 at 11%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 10 of those 32
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 5 of those 32
- QuestDB: first choice in 4 of those 32
- Amazon Timestream: first choice in 2 of those 32
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 2 of those 32
- InfluxDB 3 Core: first choice in 1 of those 32
- InfluxDB Core: first choice in 1 of those 32
- InfluxDB Open Source: first choice in 1 of those 32

**Mid-market**: 42 of 84 answers did not name InfluxDB (InfluxDB is #2 of 9 at 16%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 8 of those 42
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 4 of those 42
- QuestDB: first choice in 2 of those 42
- InfluxDB 3.x: first choice in 1 of those 42
- InfluxDB OSS: first choice in 1 of those 42
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 42
- Prometheus: first choice in 1 of those 42

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name InfluxDB (InfluxDB is #2 of 10 at 17%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 13 of those 48
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 9 of those 48
- QuestDB: first choice in 3 of those 48
- InfluxDB 3 Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Amazon Timestream: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Datadog: first choice in 1 of those 48
- TimescaleDB Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 48

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