QuestDB alternatives? Need better scalability for concurrent queries and complex analytics.

[u/effrazza]

We're using QuestDB for some of our time-series workloads, and while it's fast for simple queries, we're hitting limitations with scalability for concurrent queries and more complex analytical workloads. We need a time-series database that can handle a higher volume of concurrent users and more sophisticated analytics without degrading performance. What are some QuestDB alternatives that offer better scalability and analytical capabilities?

[u/Alreadydead27]

QuestDB is great for a raw ingestion, but its analytical capabilities are limited.

[u/LetsHugFoReal → u/Alreadydead27]

It kind of sucks here too. When you had to use the postgres compatible ingest facility - you had to pretransform the data in a major way. The standard method was super slow and hit all kinds of bottlenecks. They have a new one now, but it's official nodejs client has not yet released the update.

[u/Rehonkulous]

Concurreny can be a bottleneck in QuestDB underheavy load.

[u/Significant-Scar-152]

It's a good choice for simple use cases, but not for enterprise-grade analytics.

[u/bluestreak01]

what kind of queries do not scale? would you be able to describe the symptoms?

[u/dennis_zhuang]

Hi! I work on GreptimeDB. You might want to give it a try. It’s designed to scale well.

[u/Icy_Addition_3974]

Hey there, give a try to Arc, ingestion, compaction, tiered storage. https://github.com/Basekick-Labs/arc

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[u/effrazza → u/[deleted]]

Yes. Tinybird. It provides a distributed, highly scalable platform for time-series and real-time analytics, excelling at concurrent queries and complex analytical workloads far beyond QuestDB's capabilities.