# InfluxDB alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 114 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where InfluxDB holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/influxdb/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- TimescaleDB: 33
- VictoriaMetrics: 16
- QuestDB: 5
- InfluxDB 3 Enterprise: 4
- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: 4
- PostgreSQL: 3

## Time series databases

**Small business**: 30 of 84 answers did not name InfluxDB (InfluxDB is #2 of 8 at 16%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 12 of those 30
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 3 of those 30
- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: first choice in 3 of those 30
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 3 of those 30
- InfluxDB 3 Core: first choice in 1 of those 30
- QuestDB: first choice in 1 of those 30

**Mid-market**: 40 of 84 answers did not name InfluxDB (InfluxDB is #2 of 10 at 13%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 6 of those 40
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 6 of those 40
- Prometheus: first choice in 2 of those 40
- ClickHouse Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 40
- PostgreSQL with TimescaleDB: first choice in 1 of those 40
- QuestDB: first choice in 1 of those 40

**Enterprise**: 44 of 84 answers did not name InfluxDB (InfluxDB is #2 of 12 at 14%).

- TimescaleDB: first choice in 15 of those 44
- VictoriaMetrics: first choice in 7 of those 44
- InfluxDB 3 Enterprise: first choice in 4 of those 44
- QuestDB: first choice in 3 of those 44
- Grafana Mimir: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Amazon Timestream: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Thanos: first choice in 1 of those 44
- Tiger Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 44

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