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<h2 align="center">Real-Time & Cloud-Native Observability Database<br/>for metrics, logs, and traces</h2>
<h2 align="center">One database for metrics, logs, and traces<br/>
replacing Prometheus, Loki, and Elasticsearch</h2>
> Delivers sub-second querying at PB scale and exceptional cost efficiency from edge to cloud.
> The unified OpenTelemetry backend — with SQL + PromQL on object storage.
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<a href="https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/overview/">User Guide</a> |
<a href="https://greptimedb.rs/">API Docs</a> |
<a href="https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptimedb/issues/5446">Roadmap 2025</a>
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- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [⭐ Key Features](#features)
- [Quick Comparison](#quick-comparison)
- [How GreptimeDB Compares](#how-greptimedb-compares)
- [Architecture](#architecture)
- [Try GreptimeDB](#try-greptimedb)
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
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## Introduction
**GreptimeDB** is an open-source, cloud-native database that unifies metrics, logs, and traces, enabling real-time observability at any scale — across edge, cloud, and hybrid environments.
**GreptimeDB** is an open-source observability database that handles metrics, logs, and traces in one engine. Use it as the single OpenTelemetry backend — replacing Prometheus, Loki, and Elasticsearch with one database built on object storage. Query with SQL and PromQL, scale without pain, cut costs up to 50x.
## Features
| Feature | Description |
| --------- | ----------- |
| [All-in-One Observability](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/concepts/why-greptimedb) | OpenTelemetry-native platform unifying metrics, logs, and traces. Query via [SQL](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/query-data/sql), [PromQL](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/query-data/promql), and [Flow](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/flow-computation/overview). |
| [High Performance](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/manage-data/data-index) | Written in Rust with [rich indexing](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/manage-data/data-index) (inverted, fulltext, skipping, vector), delivering sub-second responses at PB scale. |
| [Cost Efficiency](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/concepts/architecture) | 50x lower operational and storage costs with compute-storage separation and native object storage (S3, Azure Blob, etc.). |
| [Cloud-Native & Scalable](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/deployments-administration/deploy-on-kubernetes/greptimedb-operator-management) | Purpose-built for [Kubernetes](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/deployments-administration/deploy-on-kubernetes/greptimedb-operator-management) with unlimited cross-cloud scaling, handling hundreds of thousands of concurrent requests. |
| [Developer-Friendly](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/protocols/overview) | SQL/PromQL interfaces, built-in web dashboard, REST API, MySQL/PostgreSQL protocol compatibility, and native [OpenTelemetry](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/ingest-data/for-observability/opentelemetry/) support. |
| [Flexible Deployment](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/deployments-administration/overview) | Deploy anywhere from ARM-based edge devices (including [Android](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/deployments-administration/run-on-android)) to cloud, with unified APIs and efficient data sync. |
| Drop-in replacement | [PromQL](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/query-data/promql/), [Prometheus remote write](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/ingest-data/for-observability/prometheus/), [Jaeger](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/query-data/jaeger/), and [OpenTelemetry](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/ingest-data/for-observability/opentelemetry/) native. Use as your single backend for all three signals, or migrate one at a time.|
| 50x lower cost | Object storage (S3, GCS, Azure Blob etc.) as [primary storage](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/deployments-administration/configuration/#storage-options). Compute-storage separation scales without pain.|
| SQL + PromQL | Monitor with [PromQL](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/query-data/promql), analyze with [SQL](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/query-data/sql). One database replaces Prometheus + your data warehouse.|
| Sub-second at PB-EB scale | Columnar engine with [fulltext, inverted, and skipping indexes](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/manage-data/data-index). Written in Rust.|
**Perfect for:**
- Unified observability stack replacing Prometheus + Loki + Tempo
- Large-scale metrics with high cardinality (millions to billions of time series)
- Large-scale observability platform requiring cost efficiency and scalability
- IoT and edge computing with resource and bandwidth constraints
* Replacing Prometheus + Loki + Elasticsearch with one database
* Scaling past Prometheus — high cardinality, long-term storage, no Thanos/Mimir overhead
* Cutting observability costs with object storage (up to 50x savings on traces, 30% on logs)
* Edge-to-cloud observability with unified APIs on resource-constrained devices
Learn more in [Why GreptimeDB](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/concepts/why-greptimedb) and [Observability 2.0 and the Database for It](https://greptime.com/blogs/2025-04-25-greptimedb-observability2-new-database).
## Quick Comparison
## How GreptimeDB Compares
| Feature | GreptimeDB | Traditional TSDB | Log Stores |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Data Types | Metrics, Logs, Traces | Metrics only | Logs only |
| Query Language | SQL, PromQL | Custom/PromQL | Custom/DSL |
| Deployment | Edge + Cloud | Cloud/On-prem | Mostly central |
| Indexing & Performance | PB-Scale, Sub-second | Varies | Varies |
| Integration | REST API, SQL, Common protocols | Varies | Varies |
| Feature | GreptimeDB | Prometheus / Thanos / Mimir | Grafana Loki | Elasticsearch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data types | Metrics, logs, traces | Metrics only | Logs only | Logs, traces |
| Query language | SQL + PromQL | PromQL | LogQL | Query DSL |
| Storage | Native object storage (S3, etc.) | Local disk + object storage (Thanos/Mimir) | Object storage (chunks) | Local disk |
| Scaling | Compute-storage separation, stateless nodes | Federation / Thanos / Mimir — multi-component, ops heavy | Stateless + object storage | Shard-based, ops heavy |
| Cost efficiency | Up to 50x lower storage | High at scale | Moderate | High (inverted index overhead) |
| OpenTelemetry | Native (metrics + logs + traces) | Partial (metrics only) | Partial (logs only) | Via instrumentation |
**Performance:**
* [GreptimeDB tops JSONBench's billion-record cold run test!](https://greptime.com/blogs/2025-03-18-jsonbench-greptimedb-performance)
**Benchmarks:**
* [GreptimeDB tops JSONBench's billion-record cold run test](https://greptime.com/blogs/2025-03-18-jsonbench-greptimedb-performance)
* [TSBS Benchmark](https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptimedb/tree/main/docs/benchmarks/tsbs)
Read [more benchmark reports](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/concepts/features-that-you-concern#how-is-greptimedbs-performance-compared-to-other-solutions).
* [More benchmark reports](https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/concepts/features-that-you-concern#how-is-greptimedbs-performance-compared-to-other-solutions)
## Architecture
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## Project Status
> **Status:** Beta — marching toward v1.0 GA!
> **GA (v1.0):** January 10, 2026
> **Status:** RC — marching toward v1.0 GA!
> **GA (v1.0):** March 2026
- Deployed in production by open-source projects and commercial users
- Stable, actively maintained, with regular releases ([version info](https://docs.greptime.com/nightly/reference/about-greptimedb-version))
- Suitable for evaluation and pilot deployments
- Deployed in production handling billions of data points daily
- Stable APIs, actively maintained, with regular releases ([version info](https://docs.greptime.com/nightly/reference/about-greptimedb-version))
GreptimeDB v1.0 represents a major milestone toward maturity — marking stable APIs, production readiness, and proven performance.
**Roadmap:** Beta1 (Nov 10) → Beta2 (Nov 24) → RC1 (Dec 8) → GA (Jan 10, 2026), please read [v1.0 highlights and release plan](https://greptime.com/blogs/2025-11-05-greptimedb-v1-highlights) for details.
**Roadmap:** [v1.0 highlights and release plan](https://greptime.com/blogs/2025-11-05-greptimedb-v1-highlights) and [2026 roadmap](https://greptime.com/blogs/2026-02-11-greptimedb-roadmap-2026).
For production use, we recommend using the latest stable release.
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## Community