# Timescale Cloud: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/timescale-cloud

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Time series databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/index.md) | 0% | 47 | 50% | 2 |
| [Managed relational databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/index.md) | 0% | 51 | 0% | 1 |

## And against it

- "managed offerings (InfluxDB Cloud, Timescale Cloud) have free tiers, but they're extremely limited ... and get expensive fast once you scale" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Time series DBs)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Timescale Cloud, from 9 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- github.com: 6
- influxdata.com: 5
- tigerdata.com: 5
- docs.victoriametrics.com: 3
- sourceforge.net: 3
- tdengine.com: 3
- aws.amazon.com: 2
- bestdevops.com: 2
- dev.to: 2
- digitalocean.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://github.com/ismanf/just-system-design/blob/main/04-databases/time-series-databases.md: 4
- https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/faq: 3
- https://sourceforge.net/software/time-series-databases: 3
- https://bestdevops.com/top-10-time-series-database-platforms-features-pros-cons-and-comparison: 2
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/decision-guides/latest/decision-guides/databases-on-aws-how-to-choose.html: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/time-series-databases/small-business: 2
- https://influxdata.com/learn/what-is-time-series-database: 2
- https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527832/7/N527832CR.pdf: 2

## In its own words

What Timescale Cloud's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Robust elastic cloud platform for startups and enterprises (https://timescale.com/)
- For: startups and enterprises (https://timescale.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start a free trial (https://timescale.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Fluke, Flogistix, Takton, Axpo, Speedcast, Replicated, Vessel, Julep

## What it publishes

Every page timescale.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1578 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 508 pages, 22 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- case study: 46 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- webinar or virtual event: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-04-30
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 44 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-26
- glossary or explainer: 253 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- news or press: 4 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- Recent: 2026-10-01 glossary or explainer: Opentelemetry backend https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/opentelemetry-backend
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Normalizing wide well pipeline telemetry table without re ingesting history https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/normalizing-wide-well-pipeline-telemetry-table-without-re-ingesting-history
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Rag complexity bet against model https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/rag-complexity-bet-against-model
- Recent: 2026-09-30 glossary or explainer: Which database for a digital twin https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/which-database-for-a-digital-twin
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Agent memory search problem not storage problem https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/agent-memory-search-problem-not-storage-problem
- Recent: 2026-09-29 glossary or explainer: Geofencing driver behavior analytics https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/geofencing-driver-behavior-analytics

## 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.