2025's done. We dug through the analytics to see what you actually clicked on.

93 posts shipped this year. Here's what got traction.

Top 15 Posts

#	Article
1	Observability 2.0 and the Database for It
2	GreptimeDB Takes on the Billion-JSON-Document Challenge
3	Practical Performance Lessons from Apache DataFusion
4	Beyond ELK: Lightweight and Scalable Cloud-Native Log Monitoring
5	Rust on Android - Lessons from the Edge
6	VictoriaLogs Source Reading
7	Streamlining Log Management with OpenTelemetry
8	GreptimeDB Rust Client: Guide to Bulk Stream Inserts
9	From a Curious Outsider to a GreptimeDB Advocator
10	GreptimeDB 2025 Roadmap Released!
11	ClickHouse vs. GreptimeDB: Which Log Storage Is Right for You?
12	67.5% Boost in Write Performance, 50% Lower Storage Cost
13	Bridging Databases and LLMs: A Deep Dive into GreptimeDB MCP
14	Visualizing SQL Execution Plans with One Click
15	GreptimeDB Storage Architecture Deep Dive

The Runaway Winner

Observability 2.0 wasn't even close—it pulled more than half of all traffic for the entire year.

Why? Timing, mostly. The "three pillars" debate was heating up, people were asking hard questions about wide events vs. traditional approaches, and we had a take. Turns out a lot of folks were thinking about the same thing.

What Trended

Observability & Architecture

O11y 2.0 crushed it, but the storage architecture post and DataFusion deep-dive also did well. People want to understand how things actually work under the hood.

• Observability 2.0 and the Database for It
• GreptimeDB Storage Architecture Deep Dive
• Practical Performance Lessons from Apache DataFusion
• Streamlining Log Management with OpenTelemetry
• VictoriaLogs Source Reading

Benchmarks

Y'all love a good shootout. The billion-JSON test, ELK alternatives, ClickHouse comparisons—anything with numbers gets clicks. Fair enough.

• GreptimeDB Takes on the Billion-JSON-Document Challenge
• Beyond ELK: Lightweight and Scalable Cloud-Native Log Monitoring
• ClickHouse vs. GreptimeDB: Which Log Storage Is Right for You?
• 67.5% Boost in Write Performance, 50% Lower Storage Cost

Rust Content

Android edge cases, client library guides. The Rust crowd showed up.

• Rust on Android - Lessons from the Edge
• GreptimeDB Rust Client: Guide to Bulk Stream Inserts

Community & Roadmap

The contributor interview cracked top 10. People like people stories, not just tech specs.

• From a Curious Outsider to a GreptimeDB Advocator
• GreptimeDB 2025 Roadmap Released!
• Bridging Databases and LLMs: A Deep Dive into GreptimeDB MCP

Quick Takes

• Power law in action: #1 post = half the traffic. Top 5 = ~70%. Long tail is real.
• Benchmarks work: 4 of the top 15 are perf comparisons. Show your work, people will read it.
• AI + databases: MCP post and DeepSeek observability both made the list. This intersection's only getting bigger.

2026 Preview

GreptimeDB went from v0.11 to v1.0 Beta this year. Logs, traces, RBAC, Flow Engine—shipped a lot.

Next year is simple: v1.0 GA drops.

Three years of building. Almost there.

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Thanks for reading. Catch you in 2026.