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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 164 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where VictoriaMetrics 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/victoriametrics/alternatives/

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

- TimescaleDB: 71
- InfluxDB: 29
- QuestDB: 11
- Amazon Timestream: 5
- PostgreSQL: 5
- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: 4

## Time series databases

**Small business**: 55 of 84 answers did not name VictoriaMetrics (VictoriaMetrics is #4 of 9 at 4%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 24 of those 55
- InfluxDB: first choice in 9 of those 55
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 5 of those 55
- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: first choice in 4 of those 55
- QuestDB: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Amazon Timestream: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Prometheus: first choice in 2 of those 55
- InfluxDB 3 Core: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Mid-market**: 54 of 84 answers did not name VictoriaMetrics (VictoriaMetrics is #3 of 9 at 8%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 25 of those 54
- InfluxDB: first choice in 6 of those 54
- QuestDB: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Tiger Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Enterprise**: 55 of 84 answers did not name VictoriaMetrics (VictoriaMetrics is #3 of 10 at 15%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 22 of those 55
- InfluxDB: first choice in 14 of those 55
- QuestDB: first choice in 6 of those 55
- Amazon Timestream: first choice in 3 of those 55
- InfluxDB 3 Enterprise: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Datadog: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Timescale Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 55
- TimescaleDB Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 55

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