Serverless QuestDB
High-throughput time-series with SQL. Postgres-wire endpoint, web SQL console, the same fast queries you expect from QuestDB.
Tables
- users
- events
- orders
- sessions
| id | name | created_at |
|---|---|---|
| 1247 | signup | 2026-03-12 14:21 |
| 1246 | purchase | 2026-03-12 14:08 |
| 1245 | login | 2026-03-12 13:55 |
| 1244 | signup | 2026-03-12 13:44 |
| 1243 | purchase | 2026-03-12 13:30 |
Where to run it
Cloud, desktop, or self-host
One database, three places it can live. Pick the speed you want and move between them when you outgrow it.
Branching, on request
Database branching is live on 9 engines today, and the same copy-on-write mechanism spans the whole fleet. Want it on QuestDB? Reach out and we will look at switching it on for your account.
Request branchingTry QuestDB free for 7 days
QuestDB runs always-on from your Pro pool, so it lives on the Pro plan. Start a 7-day Pro trial to spin one up: a card is required, you are charged $0, and you can cancel before it converts to $15/mo. One trial per account.
Start the Pro trialWhat you get
Production features, free tier included
Every QuestDB database ships with the same primitives: TLS, web console, hibernation, and a real dashboard. No tiered features hidden behind a sales call.
Web IDE
Query console in the dashboard, no extra client to install.
TLS by default
All connections encrypted. No setup required.
Always-on connections
Pin a database to your always-on pool to prevent hibernation.
Scale to zero
Hibernates when idle. Wakes on the next connection.
Connection pooling
Pooled endpoint for serverless and edge workloads.
Direct connections
Bypass the pooler for migrations and replication.
Native HTTPS endpoint
Engines whose own wire protocol speaks HTTPS. Every database, including this one, is also queryable over the platform's HTTPS query API and web console.
Serverless driver
Drop-in HTTP driver for edge runtimes (Upstash REST, PlanetScale, or the engine-native client).
IP whitelisting
Restrict access to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.
Automatic backups
Scheduled dumps and volume snapshots with one-click restore on paid plans. Free tier includes a manual backup slot.
Why Layerbase
Predictable pricing, no cloud setup
QuestDB on Layerbase Cloud is priced the same way as every other engine: a flat monthly plan with nothing metered behind it.
A fixed monthly price
Plans are flat: Free at $0, then $5/mo Solo and $15/mo Pro. No per-hour compute meter, no per-database line items, and no bill that changes shape when your traffic does.
No bandwidth charges
Reads and writes are not metered. There are no ingress or egress fees, so moving data in and out of your database never adds to the bill.
No cloud account to wire up
You do not need an AWS, GCP, or Azure account. Sign up, create a database, and connect. Layerbase runs the infrastructure, so there is no cloud provider to configure or pay separately.
Side by side
Hosted QuestDB, compared
QuestDB Cloud was discontinued, and the only managed QuestDB left elsewhere is a sales-gated Enterprise or BYOC engagement. Layerbase is the only self-serve managed QuestDB: sign up, create a database, connect. It runs always-on from your Pro pool at $15/mo flat.
Competitor facts as of July 2026, from public pricing pages.
Quick start
Connect with any QuestDB client
Financial market data, IoT telemetry, observability metrics, ad-tech, and any high-throughput time-series workload with strict latency requirements.
- Ingest IoT or trading data over ILP, query with SQL from any Postgres client
- Build an observability backend that holds tight latency budgets
- Per-environment time-series stores for production-shaped staging
- Prototype a real-time dashboard against QuestDB on the desktop, deploy to cloud
- Self-host on your own hardware with SpinDB
psql "postgresql://layerbase:password@your-host.cloud.layerbase.dev:5432/qdb?sslmode=require"
More on QuestDB
All articles- August 7, 2026
QuestDB 9.4: Time-Series Partitions You Can Store as Parquet
QuestDB 9.4 lets a table declare Parquet as its partition format at CREATE TABLE time. Here is what Parquet actually is, why a time-partitioned table is the ideal shape for it, and how the feature behaves on a real database.
Read - August 1, 2026
QuestDB Cloud Is Gone. Here's Where to Run QuestDB Now.
QuestDB Cloud is discontinued and the official path is a sales-gated Enterprise/BYOC product. If you want managed QuestDB with a signup form instead of a sales call, here is the 2026 state of play.
Read - June 14, 2026
Branching with any database
Neon branches Postgres. PlanetScale branches MySQL. Layerbase branches all of them, because branching happens at the filesystem, not inside the engine. Here is how it works.
Read - May 13, 2026
QuestDB Cloud is gone. Here is what to use instead.
QuestDB retired its self-serve cloud for Enterprise BYOC. If you want a managed QuestDB instance without a sales call, here are the options that still exist.
Read - March 13, 2026
Best Database for IoT
A practical guide to picking the right database for IoT sensor data, covering QuestDB, InfluxDB, and PostgreSQL with SpinDB examples you can run locally.
Read
FAQ
Common QuestDB questions
How do I ingest data?
QuestDB accepts InfluxDB Line Protocol (ILP) for fast ingestion and Postgres wire protocol for SQL queries. Both endpoints are exposed from the dashboard.
Can I query with psql?
Yes. QuestDB speaks Postgres wire protocol for queries, so psql and any PostgreSQL driver work.
Provisioning time?
QuestDB takes a bit longer to provision than typical OLTP engines because of binary size, about 1 to 2 minutes the first time. After that it runs always-on from your Pro pool, so there is no idle sleep to wake from.
Is there a free tier?
QuestDB is a paid-tier engine on Cloud. The cost preview in the create flow shows the monthly burn before you provision; the Free plan covers Postgres, MariaDB, Redis, and others for prototyping.
Can I run QuestDB locally?
Yes. SpinDB and Layerbase Desktop both run QuestDB with the same one-command install.