QuestDB
QuestDB is an open-source, high-performance time-series database designed for real-time analytics on large volumes of time-stamped data. It features a SQL interface with time-series extensions, columnar storage, and native vectorized query execution, optimized for operational data and financial…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2020
- Category
- database
- Problem solved
- QuestDB was created to solve the problem of performing high-throughput ingestion and low-latency analytical queries on time-series data, specifically addressing the limitations of existing relational databases (performance for time-series) and specialized time-series databases (often lacking SQL or comprehensive analytical features, or having steep learning curves). It aims to provide enterprise-grade performance and features with a developer-friendly SQL interface.
- Platforms
- Windows, Docker, Linux, web, macOS, Kubernetes
Related technologies
Notable users
- Major financial institutions (unspecified public references due to privacy)
- Cloudflare (internal usage reported by community)
- Various startups and data-intensive applications in IoT, FinTech, DevOps, and Observability sectors.
- Onehouse (utilizes QuestDB for specific use cases)