What is VictoriaMetrics?
Prometheus-compatible time series database for storing and querying metrics at large scale.
Who is VictoriaMetrics best for?
VictoriaMetrics is best for SRE teams that need long-term, high-volume storage for Prometheus metrics.
Long-term Prometheus storage
It takes Prometheus remote write and scrapes exporters itself, then answers PromQL and MetricsQL as a Grafana data source.
High-cardinality metrics
It is built for series that churn fast, with a cardinality explorer and limits to keep memory use in check.
Mixed collectors
It ingests InfluxDB line protocol, Graphite, OpenTSDB, the Datadog agent, New Relic and OpenTelemetry metrics alongside Prometheus.
How much does VictoriaMetrics cost?
VictoriaMetrics is free to self-host under Apache 2.0, and VictoriaMetrics Cloud starts at $200 a month for managed metrics, with Enterprise support priced on request.
- Single-node and cluster versions
- PromQL and MetricsQL
- Community support
- Managed metrics on AWS
- 500k active series in the first tier
- 30-day free trial
Managed VictoriaLogs also starts at $200 a month. VictoriaMetrics Enterprise, sold as Launchpad, Silver, Gold and Platinum support tiers, is priced on request and adds downsampling, retention per tenant, anomaly detection and long-term support releases. Full pricing on victoriametrics.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is VictoriaMetrics open source?
Yes. VictoriaMetrics's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
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- Last commit
- 13 Nov
- Repository age
- 8 years
- Latest release
- 9 Nov
- Licence
- Apache 2.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics
What are the best VictoriaMetrics alternatives?
VictoriaMetrics is an open source alternative to Middleware and Dash0. Grafana Loki, Grafana, Netdata and Prometheus do the same job and are open source too.
MiddlewareFreeFull-stack observability with an AI SRE agent.
Dash0FreemiumLogs, metrics and traces unified, OpenTelemetry-native.
Grafana LokiOpen SourceLog aggregation system that indexes labels rather than full text, so large log volumes stay cheap.
GrafanaOpen SourceCharts metrics, logs and traces from Prometheus, SQL databases and 150+ other data sources.
NetdataOpen SourcePer-second monitoring agent for servers, containers and apps, with dashboards and alerts.
PrometheusOpen SourceCollects time series metrics from servers and apps, with the PromQL query language and alert rules.
Questions about VictoriaMetrics
What is VictoriaMetrics?
Prometheus-compatible time series database for storing and querying metrics at large scale.
Who is VictoriaMetrics for?
VictoriaMetrics is best for SRE teams that need long-term, high-volume storage for Prometheus metrics.
Is VictoriaMetrics free?
Yes. VictoriaMetrics has a free Self-hosted plan: single-node and cluster versions.
How much does VictoriaMetrics cost?
VictoriaMetrics's paid plans are VictoriaMetrics Cloud at From $200 per month.
Is VictoriaMetrics open source?
Yes. VictoriaMetrics's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best VictoriaMetrics alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Middleware, Dash0, Grafana Loki, Grafana, Netdata and Prometheus.
Where can I try VictoriaMetrics?
On its official website, victoriametrics.com.
Can VictoriaMetrics replace Prometheus?
For storage and querying, yes. VictoriaMetrics accepts Prometheus remote write, can scrape Prometheus exporters itself, answers PromQL, and works as a Prometheus data source in Grafana, so dashboards keep working after the switch.
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