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CockroachDB

Distributed SQL database with Postgres compatibility, built to survive region and zone failures.

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About CockroachDB

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database that speaks the Postgres wire protocol and spreads data across many nodes, availability zones and regions while keeping transactions strongly consistent. It is designed for systems that cannot afford downtime or need data to live in particular regions, such as payments, identity and global SaaS products. CockroachDB Cloud runs it for you in several tiers, from a serverless-style Basic tier to Standard and Advanced dedicated clusters, on AWS, Google Cloud or Azure; the database can also be self-hosted under an enterprise licence. Pricing on the cloud is usage-based, mostly by vCPU-hour and storage, and new organisations get a 30-day trial with credits. Postgres compatibility is broad but not complete, so some extensions and features are missing, and distributed writes carry more latency than a single-node database. It is overkill for small apps, but a strong fit when resilience and multi-region data placement are requirements.

Best for: Teams running critical, multi-region workloads that need consistent SQL and high availability.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Survives node, zone and region failures
  • Postgres wire compatibility for drivers and ORMs
  • Fine-grained control over where data lives

Why people leave

  • Not every Postgres feature or extension is supported
  • Higher write latency than single-node databases
  • Costly compared with simple managed Postgres for small apps

Top CockroachDB alternatives

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  1. 1PlanetScale logo
    PlanetScale

    Horizontally sharded MySQL or Postgres with a focus on raw performance.

    66.5
  2. 2Neon logo
    Neon

    Much cheaper serverless Postgres when multi-region resilience is not required.

    62.6
  3. 3Amazon RDS logo
    Amazon RDS

    Conventional managed Postgres on AWS with Multi-AZ failover.

    59.6
  4. 4Aiven logo
    Aiven

    Managed Postgres across clouds with simpler pricing.

    57.2
  5. 5Google Cloud SQL logo
    Google Cloud SQL

    Managed Postgres on Google Cloud with high-availability options.

    55.3

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CockroachDB: common questions

Is CockroachDB free?

No, CockroachDB is a paid product.

Is CockroachDB open source?

No, CockroachDB is not open source.

What platforms does CockroachDB run on?

CockroachDB is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to CockroachDB?

The highest-ranked CockroachDB alternatives right now are PlanetScale, Neon and Amazon RDS. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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