Serverless QuestDB

High-throughput time-series with SQL. Postgres-wire endpoint, web SQL console, the same fast queries you expect from QuestDB.

Create QuestDB Create an account

SQL Console

QuestDB

Tables

users
events
orders
sessions

SELECT id, name, created_at

FROM events

WHERE created_at > NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days'

ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 5;

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

5 rows · 12ms

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.

Layerbase Cloud

QuestDB provisioned on managed infrastructure.

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Layerbase Desktop

Run QuestDB locally with the same dashboard and query console.

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SpinDB

Open-source CLI to run QuestDB on your own infra.

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What 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.

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

bashQuestDB

psql "postgresql://layerbase:password@your-host.cloud.layerbase.dev:5432/qdb?sslmode=require"

Questions

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, fast on subsequent restarts.

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, MySQL, Redis, and others for prototyping.

Can I run QuestDB locally?+

Yes. SpinDB and Layerbase Desktop both run QuestDB with the same one-command install.