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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 81 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where TimescaleDB 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/timescaledb/alternatives/

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

- QuestDB: 7
- VictoriaMetrics: 6
- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: 4
- InfluxDB: 3
- PostgreSQL: 3
- TimescaleDB Cloud: 2

## Time series databases

**Small business**: 23 of 84 answers did not name TimescaleDB (TimescaleDB is #1 of 9 at 57%).

- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: first choice in 4 of those 23
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 3 of those 23
- QuestDB: first choice in 2 of those 23
- Amazon Timestream: first choice in 1 of those 23
- InfluxDB: first choice in 1 of those 23
- InfluxDB 3 Core: first choice in 1 of those 23
- Prometheus: first choice in 1 of those 23
- TimescaleDB Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 23

**Mid-market**: 31 of 84 answers did not name TimescaleDB (TimescaleDB is #1 of 9 at 63%).

- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 3 of those 31
- QuestDB: first choice in 2 of those 31
- InfluxDB: first choice in 1 of those 31
- InfluxDB OSS: first choice in 1 of those 31

**Enterprise**: 27 of 84 answers did not name TimescaleDB (TimescaleDB is #1 of 10 at 47%).

- QuestDB: first choice in 3 of those 27
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 3 of those 27
- InfluxDB: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Timescale Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 27
- TimescaleDB Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 27

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