# Time series databases for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "time series database" and as "database for metrics and sensor data", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/enterprise

**Standing:** TimescaleDB leads with 57% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 58 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [TimescaleDB](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/timescaledb/index.md) | 57% | 4% | 75 |
| 2 | [InfluxDB](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/influxdb/index.md) | 14% | 32% | 69 |
| 3 | [VictoriaMetrics](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/victoriametrics/index.md) | 10% | 10% | 52 |
| 4 | [QuestDB](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/questdb/index.md) | 5% | 15% | 39 |
| 6 | [ClickHouse Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/clickhouse-cloud/index.md) | 3% | 9% | 43 |
| 7 | [Amazon Timestream](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/amazon-timestream/index.md) | 2% | 28% | 40 |
| 10 | [Apache Druid](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-druid/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 11 | [Azure Data Explorer](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-data-explorer/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 17 |
| 14 | [TDengine](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tdengine/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 11 |
| 62 | [kdb+](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kdb/index.md) | 0% | 46% | 13 |
| 72 | [Prometheus](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/prometheus/index.md) | 0% | 51% | 39 |
| 74 | [OpenTSDB](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/opentsdb/index.md) | 0% | 88% | 16 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 74 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: InfluxDB, TimescaleDB; alternatives Apache Cassandra, Prometheus, QuestDB, ScyllaDB
- GPT-5.4 mini: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise, TimescaleDB; alternatives Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB, ClickHouse Cloud, QuestDB
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: TimescaleDB; alternatives Amazon Timestream, Azure Data Explorer, ClickHouse Cloud, InfluxDB
- Perplexity Sonar: TimescaleDB; alternatives Amazon Timestream, ClickHouse Cloud, InfluxDB, Prometheus
- Grok 4.20: InfluxDB; alternatives ClickHouse Cloud, TimescaleDB
- Mistral Small: TimescaleDB; alternatives InfluxDB, VictoriaMetrics
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: TimescaleDB; alternatives Amazon Timestream, VictoriaMetrics
- Llama 4 Maverick: TimescaleDB; alternatives InfluxDB, VictoriaMetrics
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: TimescaleDB; alternatives InfluxDB, QuestDB, VictoriaMetrics
- Kimi K2: InfluxDB, TimescaleDB; alternatives ClickHouse Cloud, QuestDB
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: TimescaleDB; alternatives ClickHouse Cloud, InfluxDB 3 Enterprise, Prometheus, Thanos
- MiniMax M2.5: TimescaleDB; alternatives Amazon Timestream, InfluxDB
- GPT-6 Luna: TimescaleDB; alternatives ClickHouse Cloud, InfluxDB
- Muse Glimmer 30B: TimescaleDB; alternatives Amazon Timestream, Azure Data Explorer, InfluxDB, KX

## Sources the answers cite

71 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 13 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- tigerdata.com: 47 answers, 97 citations
- influxdata.com: 40 answers, 94 citations
- github.com: 36 answers, 76 citations
- questdb.com: 33 answers, 42 citations
- gane.ai/index: 26 answers, 31 citations
- aws.amazon.com: 21 answers, 30 citations
- db-engines.com: 21 answers, 24 citations
- g2.com: 20 answers, 22 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/enterprise (24 answers)
- https://db-engines.com/en/ranking/time+series+dbms (20 answers)
- https://github.com/ismanf/just-system-design/blob/main/04-databases/time-series-databases.md (19 answers)
- https://influxdata.com/comparison (18 answers)
- https://tigerdata.com/learn/best-managed-time-series-databases-in-2026 (17 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/time-series-databases/enterprise (16 answers)
- https://questdb.com/blog/best-time-series-databases (16 answers)
- https://influxdata.com/learn/what-is-time-series-database (15 answers)
- https://questdb.com/enterprise (12 answers)
- https://spyro-soft.com/blog/industry-4-0/choosing-the-best-time-series-database-for-your-iot-needs-a-comparison (12 answers)

## Warned against

- Prometheus: 20 of 39 labels negative. "TSDBs to Avoid or Approach with Caution ... Prometheus (and basic setups) - Why cautious/avoid: Excellent for short-term monitoring but not designed for long-term storage or massive scale." (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- OpenTSDB: 14 of 16 labels negative. "It is repeatedly flagged with negative labels in enterprise buyer guidance for that operational complexity." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- InfluxDB: 22 of 69 labels negative. "avoiding databases like InfluxDB with $25/user/month pricing — which becomes unpredictable and expensive at thousands of users" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt)
- Amazon Timestream: 11 of 40 labels negative. "What to AVOID for Cost Predictability

1. Serverless / Per-Query Billed Databases (e.g., AWS Timestream):" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: TimescaleDB at 57%.

- TimescaleDB: 47% to 57%, +10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 1 of 74, unchanged.
- VictoriaMetrics: 15% to 10%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 of 74, unchanged.
- InfluxDB: 17% to 14%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 of 74, unchanged.
- QuestDB: 8% to 5%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 4 of 74, unchanged.
- ClickHouse Cloud: 0% to 3%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 10 → 6 of 74.
- InfluxDB 3 Enterprise: 3% to 5%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 6 → 5 of 74.
- Amazon Timestream: 3% to 2%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 5 → 7 of 74.
- Apache Druid: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 10 of 74.
- Azure Data Explorer: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 of 74, unchanged.
- Thanos: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 14 → 13 of 74.
- TDengine: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 14 of 74.
- kdb+: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 52 → 62 of 74.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.