QuestDB

QuestDB is a high-performance, open-source time-series database built for real-time analytics and scalable ingestion.

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About QuestDB

QuestDB is the open-source time-series database designed for demanding workloads—from trading floors to mission control. It delivers ultra-low latency, high ingestion throughput, and a multi-tier storage engine, with native Parquet and SQL support to keep data portable and AI-ready—no vendor lock-in. It also offers Postgres protocol compatibility and an architecture optimized for scale, streaming materialized views, and advanced time-series analytics.

Key features

  • Ultra-low latency and SIMD-accelerated SQL queries
  • Multi-threaded engine and high ingestion throughput (millions of rows per second)
  • Parquet + SQL open formats; Postgres protocol compatible; Apache 2.0 open source
  • Petabyte-scale tiered storage; multi-AZ resilience; instant scale-out
  • Streaming Materialized Views, ASOF JOIN, and time-based analytics
  • N-Dimensional arrays for complex market data structures
  • REST API access and AI-ready SQL integration; open ecosystem with Parquet/Arrow/Iceberg support
  • BYOC/cloud/on-prem deployment options; enterprise-ready features in QuestDB Enterprise

Why choose QuestDB?

  • Open standards with Parquet/SQL and Postgres protocol support provide vendor lock-in-free data access
  • High-performance time-series capabilities ideal for capital markets, IoT, and telemetry workloads
  • Cloud-native deployment options (including BYOC) and multi-region resilience
  • Strong open-source foundation with enterprise options and expert support from QuestDB creators

Pricing

  • Open-source Community edition under Apache 2.0 license
  • QuestDB Enterprise with premium features and support; pricing available on request