Best M3 Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from time-series databases ranked against M3 on the same published basis.
- 1M3 vs InfluxDB
- 2M3 vs QuestDB
- 3M3 vs VictoriaMetrics
- 4M3 vs DolphinDB
- 5M3 vs TDengine
- 6M3 vs LinDB
- 7M3 vs Prometheus
- 8M3 vs Apache IoTDB
- 9M3 vs GreptimeDB
- 10M3 vs TimeBase
- 11M3 vs Amazon Timestream
- 12M3 vs Grafana k6
- 13M3 vs OpenTSDB
- 14M3 vs TimescaleDB
- 15M3 vs Axibase Time Series Database
- 16M3 vs GroveStreams
- 17M3 vs BTrDB
- 18M3 vs kdb+
- 19M3 vs TimechoDB
- 20M3 vs Warp 10
M3 alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InfluxDB | 8.0 | Free plan | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | QuestDB | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | VictoriaMetrics | 7.8 | Free plan | $200/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | DolphinDB | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | TDengine | 7.5 | Free plan | $281.25/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | LinDB | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Prometheus | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Apache IoTDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | GreptimeDB | 7.1 | No | $290/mo | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | TimeBase | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Amazon Timestream | 6.9 | No | — | API, Web |
| 12 | Grafana k6 | 6.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Linux |
| 13 | OpenTSDB | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | TimescaleDB | 6.8 | No | $30/mo | self-hosted |
| 15 | Axibase Time Series Database | 6.6 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | GroveStreams | 6.5 | No | $599/mo | API, Web |
| 17 | BTrDB | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 18 | kdb+ | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 19 | TimechoDB | 6.3 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | Warp 10 | 6.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about M3 alternatives
What is the best alternative to M3?
InfluxDB, number 1 in time-series databases with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: QuestDB, VictoriaMetrics, DolphinDB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to M3?
InfluxDB is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.