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Best VictoriaMetrics Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from database software ranked against VictoriaMetrics on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 9.3
    VictoriaMetrics vs MySQL
  2. 2
    Azure SQL Database Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.1
    VictoriaMetrics vs Azure SQL Database
  3. 3
    Amazon DynamoDB Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac Free9.1
    VictoriaMetrics vs Amazon DynamoDB
  4. 4
    SQLite Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $12.50/mo8.9
    VictoriaMetrics vs SQLite
  5. 5
    Firestore Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb Free8.6
    VictoriaMetrics vs Firestore
  6. 6
    MarkLogic Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free8.5
    VictoriaMetrics vs MarkLogic
  7. 7
    InfluxDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.5
    VictoriaMetrics vs InfluxDB
  8. 8
    IBM Db2 Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $630/mo8.4
    VictoriaMetrics vs IBM Db2
  9. 9
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free8.3
    VictoriaMetrics vs Amazon RDS
  10. 10
    PostgreSQL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs PostgreSQL
  11. 11
    Google Cloud SQL Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.04/mo8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs Google Cloud SQL
  12. 12
    MariaDB Server Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs MariaDB Server
  13. 13
    CockroachDB Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $0.06/mo8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs CockroachDB Cloud
  14. 14
    Teradata VantageCloud Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs Teradata VantageCloud
  15. 15
    InterSystems IRIS Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs InterSystems IRIS
  16. 16
    Exasol Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $3.30/mo8.2
    VictoriaMetrics vs Exasol
  17. 17
    Apache Cassandra Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free8.1
    VictoriaMetrics vs Apache Cassandra
  18. 18
    TiDB Cloud Free plan apiWeb 8.1
    VictoriaMetrics vs TiDB Cloud
  19. 19
    Neo4j Free plan self-hosted $65/mo8.0
    VictoriaMetrics vs Neo4j
  20. 20
    RavenDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free8.0
    VictoriaMetrics vs RavenDB

VictoriaMetrics alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL9.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Azure SQL Database9.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Amazon DynamoDB9.1Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4SQLite8.9Free plan$12.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Firestore8.6Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, Web
6MarkLogic8.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7InfluxDB8.5Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8IBM Db28.4Free plan$630/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Amazon RDS8.3Free planFreeAPI, Web
10PostgreSQL8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Google Cloud SQL8.2No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12MariaDB Server8.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13CockroachDB Cloud8.2Free plan$0.06/moAPI, Linux, Web
14Teradata VantageCloud8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
15InterSystems IRIS8.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Exasol8.2Free plan$3.30/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
17Apache Cassandra8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18TiDB Cloud8.1Free plan—API, Web
19Neo4j8.0Free plan$65/moself-hosted
20RavenDB8.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about VictoriaMetrics alternatives

What is the best alternative to VictoriaMetrics?

MySQL, number 1 in database software with a score of 9.3 out of 10. The others here: Azure SQL Database, Amazon DynamoDB, SQLite and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to VictoriaMetrics?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.