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Overview
Cortex is ranked #17 of 36 in time-series databases on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Compared on time-series databases
- Deployment
- self_hostedcortexmetrics.io
- SQL support
- Nocortexmetrics.io
- Retention policies
- Yescortexmetrics.io
- Horizontal scaling
- Yescortexmetrics.io
- Query languages
- PromQLcortexmetrics.io
- Ingestion methods
- Prometheus remote_write; OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP)cortexmetrics.io
Company
- Founded
- 2016cortexmetrics.io · 28 Sept 2026
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- Best Time-Series Databases in 2026#17 of 36
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Sources
- cortexmetrics.io· checked 28 Sept 2026