Vendor: Cockroach Labs, Inc.
Category: Database Management
Best for: Small business (1–50), Mid-market (51–500), Enterprise (500+)
The cloud native, distributed SQL database.
Overview
CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built for global, always-on applications. Postgres-compatible wire protocol, multi-region survival, and horizontal scale, used by enterprises that cannot afford downtime.
Features
- Distributed SQL with ACID
- Postgres wire protocol compatibility
- Multi-region and survival goals
- Horizontal scale-out
- Online schema changes
- CockroachDB Serverless
- CDC and changefeeds
- Enterprise encryption and RBAC
- Kubernetes operator
- SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance
Pricing
- Free: Free (per month)
Start building with CockroachDB at no cost.
- Core platform access
- Community support
- Generous free tier limits
- Pro: $25 (per month)
Production workloads for growing apps.
- Higher limits
- Daily backups
- Email support
- Custom domains
- Team: $599 (per month)
Collaboration, SSO, and priority support.
- SSO
- SOC 2 reports
- Priority support
- Advanced security
- Enterprise: Contact sales (per month)
Dedicated support, SLAs, and compliance.
- Dedicated CSM
- Custom SLAs
- HIPAA / VPC options
- Designated support
Integrations
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Prisma
- Hasura
- Debezium
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Support
- Knowledge Base
- Community Forum
- Live Chat
Languages
- English
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