TimeBase

Web · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API · Extension

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

TimeBase is ranked #9 of 36 in time-series databases on Freedom251. It runs on API, Browser extension, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

TimeBase plans and pricing

All plans

Community Edition Free Unlimited data storage · open-source Apache 2.0 · technical support via GitHub · Community Edition functionality timebase.info · 7 Oct 2026

Enterprise Edition Not published Unlimited data storage · commercial license · technical support via custom agreement timebase.info · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on time-series databases

Free plan: Yes
Deployment: both
Retention policies: Yes
Horizontal scaling: Yes
Query languages: QQL
Ingestion methods: Java, C++, C#, Python, Go, REST/WS, Kafka, loaders

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The record

Product: TimeBase is an event-oriented, high-performance time-series database and messaging middleware with roots in financial markets.
Use cases: The maker lists financial markets, IoT, instant payments, and technology health monitoring as use cases.
Scaling: The maker says TimeBase can run as a single process and scale up to 10 nodes with data consistency and load balancing.
Performance: The maker states throughput of 2 million events per core per second and predictable latencies of 100us in standalone and cluster modes.
Data and analytics: TimeBase handles real-time, cache, and historical time-series data using the same code base, including for analytics and data science.
APIs: The maker lists native Java, C++, C#, Python, and GO API libraries, as well as REST and WebSocket APIs.
Integrations: The maker lists connectors for ClickHouse, Timescale, S3, Kafka, and Grafana.
Data modeling: TimeBase supports schema introspection, Luminary IDL, messaging format evolution and versioning, and heterogeneous time-series messages.
Editions: Community Edition provides a web admin interface and command-line tools, while Enterprise Edition provides web and desktop admin and command-line or desktop tools.
Connectors: The product editions page lists open-source market-data connectors for Community Edition and more than 100 commercial data connectors for Enterprise Edition.
Security and compliance: The pages reviewed do not state security certifications or compliance standards.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Time-Series Databases in 2026#9 of 36

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Sources

timebase.info· checked 7 Oct 2026
timebase.info/key-features/· checked 7 Oct 2026
timebase.info/why-timebase/product-editions.html· checked 7 Oct 2026