QuestDB
QuestDB is the open-source time-series database for demanding workloads, delivering ultra-low latency and high ingestion for mission-critical environments.
At a Glance
- Financial Services
- Energy & Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Cloud Infrastructure
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QuestDB
Open Source Time Series Database
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Latest News
QuestDB 9.4.2 released with hardening and fuzz-testing engine improvements.
QuestDB introduces new Parquet-native table features for high-efficiency storage.
QuestDB 8.0 Launch: 50% faster SQL performance and new VARCHAR data type.
QuestDB achieves milestone in query performance benchmarks against ClickHouse.
Products & Services
High-performance, SQL-first time-series database available under Apache 2.0 license.
Production-grade edition with advanced security (RBAC), high availability, and support.
Fully managed, hosted version of QuestDB with automated backups and monitoring.
Market Position
Positions itself as the 'fastest' time-series database, outperforming InfluxDB and TimescaleDB in ingestion and query speed while maintaining ease of use through SQL.
Leadership
Founders
Nicolas Hourcard
Nasdaq, CFA, equity advisory and markets innovation.
Vlad Ilyushchenko
Lead Developer at BP, tech creator since 2012.
Tancrede Collard
Nasdaq, market data expert.
Executive Team
Nicolas Hourcard
Co-founder & CEO
Previously at Nasdaq in equity advisory and markets innovation; founding member of the first quantitative team at Nasdaq.
Vlad Ilyushchenko
Co-founder & CTO
Core developer of QuestDB technology since 2012; previously Lead Developer at BP and other financial institutions.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded by Vlad Ilyushchenko, who developed the core technology for over 7 years, and Nicolas Hourcard. The vision was to create a time-series database that could handle the most demanding financial and IoT workloads with SQL familiarity and top-tier performance.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Open-core model: Free open-source version with paid Enterprise licenses and Cloud subscription fees.
Pricing Tiers
Apache 2.0 license, community support, core database features.
Self-managed or BYOC; includes RBAC, HA, and dedicated support.
Managed hosting on AWS/GCP/Azure with automated maintenance.
Target Markets
- Financial Services
- Energy & Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Cloud Infrastructure
- High-frequency trading
- IoT monitoring
- Real-time analytics
- Market data analysis
- System observability
- Airbus
- Yahoo
- Central Group
- TIBCO