11.8M records/sec ingestion | 12x faster than TimescaleDB | Portable Parquet storage
Built for Billion-Record
Industrial Workloads
Racing telemetry. Smart cities. Mining sensors. Medical devices.
When you have billions of sensor readings and milliseconds matter, Arc delivers.
Single binary. No dependencies. Production-ready in minutes.
Industrial IoT Generates Massive Data
100M+ sensor readings in a single race. 10B infrastructure events daily in a smart city.
Traditional time-series databases can't keep up. Arc can.
Real Industrial IoT Scale:
Race telemetry: 100M+ sensor readings in 3 hours
Smart city: 10B infrastructure sensor events daily
Mining operation: Billions of equipment telemetry points
Medical devices: Real-time patient monitoring at scale
Built for billion-record workloads.
Why Arc
DuckDB SQL. No Proprietary Query Language.
Not a custom DSL. Not a query language that changes every major version.
Not vendor lock-in through proprietary syntax.
Just DuckDB-powered SQL with window functions, CTEs, and joins.
If you know SQL, you know Arc. Powered by DuckDB.
Window Functions
Moving averages, ranking, and complex aggregations built-in
CTEs & Subqueries
Break down complex analysis into readable, composable parts
JOINs Across Sensors
Correlate temperature, pressure, vibration data across devices
Parquet files you actually own
Your data lives in standard Parquet files on S3, MinIO, or local disk.
Arc disappears tomorrow? You still own your data.
Query it with DuckDB, ClickHouse, Snowflake, or any tool that reads Parquet.
Zero proprietary formats. Zero lock-in.
This is what "portable data" actually means.
S3 / MinIO / Local
Store anywhere you want
Standard Parquet
Industry standard format
You Own It
No vendor lock-in, ever
Performance
11.8M records/sec sustained
High-throughput metrics ingestion via MessagePack columnar format.
No degradation. No memory leaks. Just stable performance.
11.8M
records/sec
sustained throughput
1.06ms
p50 latency
p99: 9.94ms
Hardware: M3 Max 14-core, 36GB RAM
See Arc in Action
Live demos running on Arc. Real data, real-time ingestion, sub-second queries.
Migration
Migrate from your existing time-series database
We help with migration at no cost.
Arc speaks InfluxDB Line Protocol natively.
Point Telegraf at Arc. Dual-write during migration. Cut over when ready.
No agent changes. No downtime. No data loss.
Multiple InfluxDB 1.x Enterprise customers already testing migration.
Already running TimescaleDB?
We'll help you migrate at no cost.
Keep your SQL queries. Arc uses standard DuckDB SQL with window functions, CTEs, and joins.
Own your data in Parquet. No vendor lock-in. Query with any tool. 10-50x faster queries after compaction.
Already running QuestDB?
We'll help you migrate at no cost.
Broader SQL support. Full window functions, CTEs, complex joins - features QuestDB doesn't support.
Better ecosystem integration. Native Grafana datasource, VSCode extension, Apache Superset dialect.
Features That Matter for IoT
Grafana Integration
Official Grafana datasource plugin. Build dashboards for sensor data, equipment telemetry, and facility monitoring.
VSCode Extension
Full-featured database manager. Query editor with autocomplete. Notebooks for analysis. CSV import.
Automatic Compaction
Small files merge into optimized 512MB Parquet files. 10-50x faster queries with zero configuration.
Retention Policies
Time-based lifecycle management. Keep 7 days of raw data, 90 days of rollups, 2 years of aggregates.
GDPR-Compliant Deletion
Precise record deletion with file rewrites. No tombstones. No query overhead.
Write-Ahead Log (WAL)
Optional durability for zero data loss. Disabled by default for maximum throughput.
Multi-Database Architecture
Organize by facility, device type, or environment. Isolated namespaces for multi-tenant deployments.
Apache Superset Integration
Native dialect for BI dashboards. Connect your existing visualization tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pricing
Start free with open source. Scale with enterprise features when you need them.
Open Source
Freeforever
AGPL-3.0 licensed
- 11.8M records/sec ingestion
- Full SQL query engine (DuckDB)
- Parquet storage (S3, GCS, local)
- Docker and Kubernetes ready
- Community support (Discord)
Enterprise Features
Clustering
Horizontal scaling with automatic data distribution. Query routing and load balancing across nodes.
Security
Fine-grained RBAC with database and table-level permissions. LDAP/SAML integration available.
Data Management
Automated retention policies, continuous queries for aggregation, and tiered storage for cost optimization.
Get Started
Arc Enterprise
For organizations requiring clustering, RBAC, and dedicated support.
Multi-node clustering and high availability
Role-based access control (RBAC) and SSO
Dedicated support and SLAs
Commercial licensing available
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