PostgreSQL with Timescale
People often ask, what is our database of choice to work with Grafana? We say PostgreSQL with the Timescale extension.
Timescale is an open-source time-series SQL database optimized for fast ingest and complex queries. Packaged as a PostgreSQL extension.
PostgreSQL with Timescale is the ultimate storage partner for Grafana
PostgreSQL combines the three most required storage needs:
- Configuration,
- Time-series,
- Relational.
Those are the three primary storage needs for our commercial applications. PostgreSQL was an easy and obvious choice.
