What VictoriaMetrics does

VictoriaMetrics is a privately held, founder-led open-source observability company founded in 2018 and registered in Delaware (USA), operating from San Francisco with a team of 50+ employees. The company builds a complete open-source observability stack consisting of three core products: VictoriaMetrics (a high-performance, Prometheus-compatible time series database for metrics), VictoriaLogs (a logs database with the LogsQL query language), and VictoriaTraces (a distributed tracing database). The stack is underpinned by a custom time series storage engine that delivers materially better compression (0.4-0.75 bytes per datapoint) and resource efficiency than Prometheus, Thanos, InfluxDB, and Grafana Cloud (Mimir), as documented in case studies with Grammarly (10x lower AWS bill), Zomato (60% infrastructure cost reduction), Spotify (10x faster queries), Roblox (5B active time series across 200 storage nodes), and Xiaohongshu (10,000+ CPU cores saved).

The company's business model combines three revenue streams: free Apache 2.0 open-source downloads driving adoption, a quote-based Enterprise edition sold via annual subscriptions that adds support, architectural guidance, multi-tenancy, and FIPS 140-3 compatible builds, and VictoriaMetrics Cloud, a fully managed SaaS offering sold in capacity tiers for metrics, logs, and traces. Go-to-market is a hybrid of community-led open-source adoption (GitHub, Slack, Docker Hub, KubeCon) driving top-of-funnel demand, product-led self-serve onboarding for VictoriaMetrics Cloud, and enterprise field sales targeting Fortune 500 accounts with dedicated account teams, solution engineers, and customer success. Distribution is augmented by 14+ regional implementation and consulting partners across North America, EMEA, APAC, and the Middle East, and by ecosystem integrations with Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Datadog, Kafka, Kubernetes, and major cloud providers. Primary customer segments are technology/software companies and industrial/manufacturing organizations with sensor-heavy operations, with notable adoption across e-commerce, gaming, fintech, and research institutions.

Name

VictoriaMetrics

Legal name

VictoriaMetrics Inc.

Website

https://victoriametrics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VictoriaMetrics provides an open-source observability stack for metrics, logs, and traces, offering a high-performance, cost-efficient alternative to Prometheus and Grafana Cloud for technology companies and global enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Observability Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Log Management & Analytics (HDABAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Quality, Observability & Metadata Management Services (BPAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Time series database
• Monitoring and observability
• Log management platform
• Distributed tracing storage
• Prometheus alternative

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Open Source Core (Free): The core VictoriaMetrics monitoring solution and time-series database is open-source software licensed under Apache 2.0, available at no charge. This drives adoption and community growth.
2. VictoriaMetrics Enterprise: Paid enterprise edition providing additional features beyond open source plus enterprise support, architectural guidance, security support, and performance analytics. Sold via subscription agreements to enterprise customers.
3. VictoriaMetrics Cloud: Fully managed cloud observability solution with out-of-the-box deployment, supporting metrics, logs, and traces. Offered in capacity tiers with different compute resources.
4. VictoriaMetrics Anomaly Detection: AI-powered anomaly detection for optimized observability, available as part of enterprise offerings with dedicated UI and models.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

VictoriaMetrics develops and sells an open source and enterprise observability stack consisting of three core products: VictoriaMetrics (high-performance time series database for metrics), VictoriaLogs (logs database), and VictoriaTraces (distributed tracing database). The company monetizes through a paid Enterprise edition (with expert support, FIPS 140-3 builds, multi-tenancy) and a fully managed Cloud SaaS offering, all built as Prometheus-compatible alternatives.

Product overview

VictoriaMetrics provides a complete open source observability stack consisting of three core products: VictoriaMetrics (time series database for metrics), VictoriaLogs (logs database), and VictoriaTraces (distributed tracing database). These products share a unified architecture optimized for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. The stack is designed as Prometheus-compatible alternatives offering drop-in replacement capabilities. Enterprise offerings include expert support, FIPS 140-3 builds, and multi-tenancy features. VictoriaMetrics Cloud provides fully managed SaaS deployment with capacity tiers. The ecosystem includes companion tools (vmagent, vmalert, vmauth, vmgateway, vmbackup, vmrestore, vmctl), Kubernetes Operator with LTS support, comprehensive Helm charts, and AI-powered Anomaly Detection module. Query languages include MetricsQL for metrics and LogsQL for logs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VictoriaMetrics: High-performance open-source time series database and monitoring solution
• VictoriaLogs
• VictoriaTraces
• VictoriaMetrics Enterprise
• VictoriaMetrics Cloud
• VictoriaMetrics Anomaly Detection

Products and services

• VictoriaMetrics (Open Source) High-performance, Prometheus-compatible open source time series database and monitoring solution designed as a drop-in replacement for Prometheus. Supports single-node and clustered deployments for metrics storage, ingestion, and querying with industry-leading compression and scalability, used by organizations ranging from Raspberry Pi instances to thousand-core clusters.
• VictoriaLogs Open source logs database for mission-critical logging with a built-in LogsQL query language and multiple ingestion methods (including OpenTelemetry). Available in single-node and cluster modes, with a cluster version announced for linear, horizontal scaling.
• VictoriaTraces Open source database for storing and querying distributed tracing data, built on top of VictoriaLogs. Accepts the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) via gRPC and HTTP, exposes Jaeger Query Service JSON APIs, and is reported to use up to 3.7x less RAM and 2.6x less CPU than Grafana Tempo.
• VictoriaMetrics Enterprise Paid Enterprise edition of VictoriaMetrics providing additional features beyond open source, including expert engineering-team support, architectural guidance, security features, FIPS 140-3 compatible builds, multi-tenancy, and Kubernetes Operator LTS releases for complex and large-scale deployments.
• VictoriaMetrics Cloud Fully managed, out-of-the-box observability-as-a-service offering providing managed metrics, logs, and traces with capacity tiers (Small, Medium, Large), multi-tenancy, access tokens, and integrations including AWS CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, and an MCP server for AI assistants.
• VictoriaMetrics Anomaly Detection (vmanomaly) AI-powered anomaly detection module that uses machine learning models to identify outliers in metrics data. Includes UI-based configuration, model presets, backtesting, false-positive reduction, and AI assistance for intelligent alerting, packaged as part of the Enterprise offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x lower AWS costs compared to previous Prometheus/InfluxDB setup
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration31 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026VictoriaMetrics is a strategic sponsor of CNCF Observability Summit North America 2026, taking place May 21-22 in Minneapolis alongside Open Source Summit North America. VictoriaMetrics sponsors alongside Datadog, Chronosphere, Dynatrace, Elastic, and Grafana Labs.
• PiroscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPiros integrates VictoriaMetrics into enterprise infrastructures to establish a sustainable observability operating model. Their consultants provide practical guidance on managing time series data within strictly regulated environments.
• AllentacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAllenta optimizes systems to maximize the efficiency and performance of VictoriaMetrics for high traffic use cases. They help engineering teams build a robust observability function and provide training for Spanish enterprises.
• CloudRaftcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCloudRaft designs scalable observability stacks to support rapid business growth and site reliability engineering. They offer practical guidance on migrating legacy monitoring systems to VictoriaMetrics.
• Sensor FactoryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSensor Factory utilizes VictoriaMetrics to unify observability across IT infrastructure and physical sensor networks, consolidating environmental data with system metrics.
• ErythixminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerErythix deploys sovereign VictoriaMetrics instances to secure critical infrastructure and strictly regulated data environments in EU, focusing on defense and industrial sectors.
• ZelarsoftminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerZelarsoft implements VictoriaMetrics as the core of modern Kubernetes observability strategies for global enterprises, teaching DevOps teams to maintain sustainable operating models.
• NiubitsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNiubits architects cloud-native observability stacks on Kubernetes, helping enterprises gain visibility into containerized workloads with VictoriaMetrics across multicloud environments.
• Megazone CloudcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMegazone Cloud is a leading cloud managed service provider in Asia helping enterprises modernize infrastructure and operate cloud environments at scale with VictoriaMetrics solutions.
• Cogito SoftwarecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCogito Software enables enterprises across Asia Pacific to adopt VictoriaMetrics with localized technical support, procurement expertise, and project consulting across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and Australia.
• BajauminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBajau brings deep open source and Linux expertise to VictoriaMetrics deployments across Indonesian enterprises in banking, manufacturing, and government sectors.
• NessminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNess leverages decades of large-scale project delivery to implement VictoriaMetrics as part of enterprise observability strategies across Israeli organizations.
• Alpha DataminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAlpha Data integrates VictoriaMetrics into digital transformation projects for government and enterprise clients across the Middle East, spanning cloud, IoT, and traditional infrastructure.
• SIOS TechnologycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSIOS Technology is a leading software solution provider and systems integration partner in Japan, helping enterprises modernize IT operations with VictoriaMetrics through advanced cloud and AI technologies.
• Traefik LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCase study partner - Traefik Labs uses VictoriaMetrics for open-source monitoring with 2x reduction in CPU usage, emphasizing stability, reliability, and operational simplicity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Grafana Labs: Grafana Labs develops Grafana (visualization), Mimir (metrics), Loki (logs), and Tempo (traces) — directly competing with VictoriaMetrics' full-stack observability offering and sharing the open-source-led GTM model.
• Chronosphere: Chronosphere is a cloud-native observability platform built on Mimir that targets the same cost-and-scale-at-petabyte-volumes buyer that VictoriaMetrics serves with its time series database.
• InfluxData: InfluxData develops InfluxDB, a purpose-built time series database, and is named as a direct benchmark in VictoriaMetrics' competitive positioning for metrics and IoT monitoring workloads.
• Prometheus (CNCF project): Prometheus is the upstream open-source monitoring system that VictoriaMetrics positions itself as a scalable, cost-efficient drop-in replacement for, sharing the same query and ingestion protocols.

Broad incumbents

• Datadog: Datadog offers a unified, SaaS-first observability and security platform covering metrics, logs, traces, APM, and more — competing as the integrated-suite alternative to VictoriaMetrics' best-of-breed stack.
• Dynatrace: Dynatrace provides an enterprise observability and application security platform with AI-driven automation, competing for the same Fortune 500 monitoring budget as VictoriaMetrics Enterprise.
• Elastic: Elastic Observability (ELK Stack + APM) competes directly with VictoriaLogs and VictoriaTraces for log and trace workloads, and competes on search-driven analytics for monitoring use cases.
• Splunk: Splunk (now Cisco) provides enterprise log analytics, monitoring, and observability; VictoriaLogs has added native Splunk ingestion support, signaling direct competition and interoperability for log-centric buyers.
• New Relic: New Relic offers an all-in-one observability platform with metrics, logs, traces, and APM — a competing integrated-suite option for enterprises evaluating VictoriaMetrics as a replacement or alternative.

Emerging players

• Honeycomb.io: Honeycomb provides observability for production engineering with high-cardinality event data, targeting a subset of VictoriaMetrics' developer-led buyers who prioritize distributed tracing and debugging over cost-optimized metrics storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VictoriaMetrics
• GitHubgithub.com/VictoriaMetrics

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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