GrepTimeTeam Greptimedb by grepTimeTeam
The open-source Observability 2.0 database. One engine for metrics, logs, and traces, replacing Prometheus, Loki & ES.
About GrepTimeTeam Greptimedb
From the project's README at github.com/grepTimeTeam/greptimedb. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
One database for metrics, logs, and traces replacing Prometheus, Loki, and Elasticsearch
> The unified OpenTelemetry backend, with SQL + PromQL on object storage.
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Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 6.2k | github.com/grepTimeTeam/greptimedb |
| GitHub forks | 482 | github.com/grepTimeTeam/greptimedb |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.1 years | since Apr 2022 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 234 | last: 3 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Four Years of GreptimeDB: Decisions, Detours, and What We Got Wrong
- We built Postgres compatibility for our database and made it reusable libraries
- Scaling Time Series to Millions of Cardinalities
- From a Curious Outsider to a GreptimeDB Advocator Journey into Contribution
- Lessons from Mixing Rust and Java: Fast, Safe, and Practical
Ready to self-host GrepTimeTeam Greptimedb?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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