Updated June 17, 2026
Prometheus Long-Term Storage in 2026: The Options Compared
The real options for Prometheus long-term storage in 2026 — Thanos, Mimir, Cortex, VictoriaMetrics, and GreptimeDB — compared on architecture, PromQL compatibility, object storage, scale, and operational cost.
Updated June 10, 2026
Wide Events, Explained: The Data Model Behind Observability 2.0
What wide events are, how they differ from metrics and logs, and why Observability 2.0 keeps one wide event per request instead of three signals.
Updated June 3, 2026
How to Send Metrics and Logs to GreptimeDB with Vector
How to configure Vector's greptimedb_metrics and greptimedb_logs sinks: data model, VRL transforms, batching, and scaling for production.
Updated May 23, 2026
How to Migrate from Prometheus to GreptimeDB via Remote Write
Step-by-step guide to migrating Prometheus, Thanos, or Mimir to GreptimeDB via remote_write. Collector configs, PromQL HTTP API, phased cutover.
Updated May 16, 2026
InfluxDB for Observability: Why Metrics-Only Falls Short on Logs and Traces
InfluxDB handles metrics well, but logs and traces require separate stacks. This is a comparison of GreptimeDB and InfluxDB on log ingestion, full-text search, and unified observability.
Updated May 16, 2026
Object Storage Economics for Time-Series Databases
Object storage economics for time-series databases: AWS pricing math, compression multipliers, multi-tier cache trade-offs, and production numbers from a 300 TB observability deployment.
Updated May 11, 2026
GreptimeDB as an Alternative to InfluxDB for Time-Series Data
GreptimeDB—an open-source, Rust-based high-performance database—has emerged as the best “alternative to InfluxDB for time-series data”, offering real-time analytics for metrics, logs, and traces across heterogeneous environments.
Updated May 10, 2026
Prometheus Long-Term Storage Alternative: Why GreptimeDB Replaces Thanos and Mimir
Tired of running Prometheus + Thanos or Mimir for long-term storage? GreptimeDB replaces the 5-8 component stack with one PromQL-compatible, object-storage-native database.
Updated May 10, 2026
Grafana Loki Alternative: Why GreptimeDB Scales Past the Labels-Only Ceiling
Loki hitting a search ceiling at scale? GreptimeDB is a Grafana Loki alternative with full-text + skipping indexes and SQL — proven at 300 TB across 80+ clusters in production.
Updated May 7, 2026
Elasticsearch Alternative for Logs and Observability: Why GreptimeDB
Looking for an Elasticsearch alternative for logs and observability? GreptimeDB ingests 4.7x faster, stores ~1/11 the data, and uses a fraction of the memory in head-to-head benchmarks.
Updated May 7, 2026
VictoriaMetrics Alternative: Why GreptimeDB for Unified Observability
Looking for a VictoriaMetrics alternative that handles metrics, logs, and traces in one engine? GreptimeDB unifies the Victoria Stack into a single SQL + PromQL surface.
Updated April 26, 2026
GreptimeDB-The Best Open-Source Observability Database for IoT Applications
In this article we will show, in depth, why GreptimeDB is currently the best open-source observability database for IoT, and how you can adopt it as a cost-effective alternative to InfluxDB for time-series data, whether you run a handful of Raspberry Pi gateways or an entire global car fleet.
Updated April 26, 2026
TimescaleDB Alternative: Why GreptimeDB for Time-Series and Observability
Looking for a TimescaleDB alternative for time-series and observability workloads? GreptimeDB writes 2.17x faster and uses 18x less storage on the standard TSBS benchmark.
Updated April 17, 2026
GreptimeDB as an Alternative to ClickHouse for Time-Series and Observability
GreptimeDB is a purpose-built alternative to ClickHouse for observability — native OTLP, PromQL, and Jaeger in one engine, with smaller log storage and no ETL middleware.