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questdb/questdb

QuestDB is a high performance, open-source, time-series database observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/questdb/questdb · homepage · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 99
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 17.5
  • age_days: 4510
  • days_rel: 9
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 33

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

17279 stars · 1639 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

QuestDB is an open-source, high-performance time-series database with a column-oriented, SIMD-vectorized SQL engine written in zero-GC Java and C++. It offers multi-tier storage (WAL, native columnar, Parquet on object storage), Postgres wire protocol, REST API, and time-series SQL extensions like ASOF JOIN and SAMPLE BY.

Use cases

  • store and query financial tick data like trades and order books
  • ingest millions of sensor or IoT telemetry events per second
  • build real-time dashboards and monitoring with Grafana
  • run low-latency analytical SQL queries on time-series data
  • compute OHLC bars and technical indicators on market data
  • analyze post-trade execution quality and slippage
  • keep historical data in Parquet on object storage without vendor lock-in

When to choose

  • you need high-throughput ingestion with millisecond-level SQL query latency
  • your workload is time-series heavy with high data cardinality
  • you want Postgres wire compatibility and open formats like Parquet
  • you need time-series SQL operators like ASOF JOIN, SAMPLE BY, and LATEST ON
  • you want a self-hosted database that integrates with Grafana and existing SQL tooling

When to avoid

  • you need full OLTP with complex multi-row transactions and joins across relational entities
  • your data is mostly unstructured documents or graph-shaped
  • you require ARM-optimized performance, since SIMD and JIT optimizations are limited on ARM
  • you need high availability, RBAC, and automated backups without paying for QuestDB Enterprise
  • you want a fully managed cloud database with no operational overhead

Facets

service · maturity stable

database search-engine analytics streaming monitoring databases time-series fintech analytics big-data windows self-hosted cloud jvm cpp rust time-series-database sql simd columnar parquet postgres-wire-protocol low-latency tick-data olap grafana financial-market-data telemetry asof-join sample-by real-time linux macos docker kubernetes

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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