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VictoriaMetrics
VictoriaMetrics · founded 2018
What it is
VictoriaMetrics is a time-series database and monitoring solution for metrics, with an observability stack covering logs and traces. It offers open-source and enterprise products, plus VictoriaMetrics Cloud as a fully managed service. Deployment options include on-premises, hybrid, and cloud. For metrics workflows, it supports Prometheus-compatible scraping and PromQL-compatible workflows, as well as MetricsQL. Listed ingestion methods include Prometheus scraping and remote write, InfluxDB line protocol, Graphite, OpenTSDB, DataDog, NewRelic, OpenTelemetry, and others. The free open-source offering has single-node and cluster versions. VictoriaMetrics Cloud includes managed operations, automated backups, software updates, and dedicated deployment resources; its page advertises a free 30-day trial. Cloud capacity tiers have deployment limits and hourly usage metering. The listed VictoriaMetrics and VictoriaLogs cloud plans each start at $200 a month. VictoriaMetrics was founded in 2018 and lists platforms including API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows.
For and against
For
- Open-source single-node and cluster versions are free
- Supports PromQL-compatible workflows and MetricsQL
- Offers on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployment
- Cloud trial is listed as 30 days
Against
- Cloud plans start at $200 a month
- Cloud capacity tiers have deployment limits
- Cloud usage is metered hourly
The verdict
VictoriaMetrics offers open-source monitoring alongside managed cloud and enterprise options. Cloud pricing, capacity limits, and hourly metering are important considerations for teams evaluating a managed deployment.
Who it suits
VictoriaMetrics may suit teams needing metrics monitoring and longer-term metrics storage across on-premises, hybrid, or cloud deployments. Its listed integrations and query languages may fit teams already using the named workflows.
Plans and prices
VictoriaMetrics Open Source
Single-node or cluster · metrics monitoring
Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.victoriametrics.com
VictoriaMetrics Cloud — VictoriaLogs
800 logs/sec · 0.8 MB/s ingestion · 50 new streams/24 hours · 4.6 GB/sec read rate
Read 3 Oct 2026 · victoriametrics.com
VictoriaMetrics Cloud — VictoriaMetrics
500k active time series · 16.6k datapoints/sec · 170 GB daily read volume · business-hours support included
Read 3 Oct 2026 · victoriametrics.com
VictoriaMetrics Enterprise
Launchpad · Silver · Gold · Platinum
Read 3 Oct 2026 · victoriametrics.com
On the record
- Certifications
- The security page says its information security management certifications comply with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 requirements.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud limits
- VictoriaMetrics Cloud uses capacity tiers with deployment limits and hourly usage metering; its page lists the included tier limits.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud management
- VictoriaMetrics Cloud includes managed operations, automated backups, software updates, and dedicated resources for each deployment.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Cloud trial
- The Cloud page advertises a free 30-day trial.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Company
- VictoriaMetrics says it was founded by four engineers and builds open-source monitoring and observability software.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- The products support on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployment, and VictoriaMetrics Cloud is a fully managed service.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The plans and features page lists ingestion support for Influx, Graphite, OpenTSDB, RemoteWrite, DataDog, NewRelic, and OpenTelemetry, plus Grafana datasource support for logs.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The enterprise tiers are described for small teams, growing businesses and platform teams, production workloads at scale, and organizations standardizing observability.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Metrics database
- VictoriaMetrics is a time-series database and monitoring solution designed for high ingest rates, fast queries, and long-term metrics storage.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Product scope
- VictoriaMetrics describes an observability stack for metrics, logs, and traces, with open-source and enterprise offerings.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Prometheus compatibility
- VictoriaMetrics supports Prometheus-compatible scraping and PromQL-compatible workflows, and also provides MetricsQL.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- VictoriaMetrics lists TLS/HTTPS, JWT, LDAP, SSO, identity-provider integration, and mTLS between cluster components among its security features.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- SQL support
- Nodocs.victoriametrics.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Enterprise support includes expert technical support and guidance, while community users have open-source community support options.victoriametrics.com · read 3 Oct 2026
