Tech riderRev. 22 Sept 2026

M3

Ch 365.5of 36 Time-Series Databases

1Runs onNot stated by the maker
2CostsNot stated by the maker
3Deploymentself hosted
4Retention policiesYes
5Horizontal scalingYes
6Query languagesPromQL, Graphite, M3QL
7Ingestion methodsPrometheus remote write, StatsD, Carbon plaintext, InfluxDB line protocol, JSON

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Overview

M3 is ranked #36 of 36 in time-series databases on Specifiction.

Compared on time-series databases

Deployment: self_hostedm3db.io
Retention policies: Yesm3db.io
Horizontal scaling: Yesm3db.io
Query languages: PromQL, Graphite, M3QLm3db.io
Ingestion methods: Prometheus remote write, StatsD, Carbon plaintext, InfluxDB line protocol, JSONm3db.io

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Where it ranks on Specifiction

Best Time-Series Databases in 2026#36 of 36
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