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NameCockroachDB
DescriptionCockroachDB is the resilient distributed SQL database enterprises worldwide trust to run mission-critical AI and other applications that scale fast, avert and survive disaster, and thrive everywhere. It runs on the Big 3 public clouds, in private clouds, on prem, and in hybrid configurations powering Fortune 500, Forbes Global 2000, and Inc. 5000 brands, and game-changing AI innovators.
Primary database modelMulti-Model DBMS
Relational DBMS
Secondary database modelsCockroachDB supports relational, semi-structured JSON/document, vector/embedding, geospatial, and typed categorical/enumeration data, all exposed via SQL, on the same strongly consistent, globally distributed data platform.
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
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Score4.20
Rank#70  Overall
#1  Multi-Model DBMS
#37  Relational DBMS
Websitewww.cockroachlabs.com
Technical documentationwww.cockroachlabs.com/­docs
DeveloperCockroach Labs
Initial release2015
Current release26.1, January 2026
License infoCommercial or Open SourceSource-available, Commercially License
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud serviceno: cloud, prem, and hybrid
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

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Implementation languagePrimarily Go with portions of the codebase in C++, Java, Python, TypeScript, and Starlark
Server operating systemsLinux
macOS
Windows
Data schemedynamic schema: SQL hierarchy on top of distributed key-value store
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.yes: XML data can be stored as plain text or bytes
Secondary indexesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLyes, wire compatible with PostgreSQL
APIs and other access methodsCluster management HTTP API
CockroachDB Cloud API
gRPC/RPC
JDBC
pgx
Prisma
psycopg2
Sequelize
Terraform
Web console
Supported programming languages.NET (C#)
C
C++
Elixr
Go
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
PHP
Python
R
Ruby
Rust
TypeScript
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresno
Triggersyes: SQL triggers
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesAutomatic horizontal partitioning (by key range) SQL-level table partitioning: list, range, multi-level infoall tables are translated to an ordered KV store and then broken down into 64MB ranges, which are then used as replicas in RAFT
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesCross-cluster replication: physical cluster replication and logical data replication.
Intra-cluster data replication: synchronous Raft range replication, auto rebalancing & re-replication.
Replication configuration via replication zones and constraints.
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsno
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemStrong and Immediate consistency via Serializable isolation and No stale reads
Foreign keys infoReferential integrityyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of dataACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.yes: in-memory store option for temporary in-memory clusters
User concepts infoAccess controlCloud console user roles
Cloud service account roles
Login & authentication attributes
Role-based access control
SQL roles and cluster-level identities
User-level options/flags
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CockroachDB
Specific characteristicsCockroachDB is a globally distributed, strongly and immediately consistent SQL data platform built to survive failures and scale out with minimal operational effort. It offers Distributed SQL with full ACID compliance on top of a transactional, Raft-replicated key-value store, supporting serializable transactions by default across the whole cluster. Its shared-nothing architecture with auto-sharding transparently splits data into small ranges that auto-rebalance as the cluster grows, so adding nodes increases capacity without requiring manual sharding/user intervention. CockroachDB is designed for multi-cloud and hybrid deployments, with a uniform SQL surface across all nodes so any node can accept reads and writes and all nodes can be joined into a single logical cluster across clouds or regions. ​Built-in disaster recovery and cross-cluster physical and logical replication options support active-active and standby architectures on cost-effective commodity infrastructure.
Competitive advantagesCockroachDB's Performance under Adversity (PuA) enables automatic survival when multiple worst-case examples of adversity strike including backups, change feeds, online schema changes, rolling upgrades, disk stalls, network failures, node restarts, zone outages, and regional outages. Its geo-partitioning and replica placement down to the row/partition level mean that data can live close to users, meeting latency and data residency requirements in multi-region or multi-cloud deployments. CockroachDB supports relational, semi-structured JSON/document, vector/embedding, geospatial, and typed categorical/enumeration data, all exposed via SQL, on the same strongly consistent, globally distributed data platform, unifying OLTP and application requirements. It streams data into OLAP/analytical databases such as ClickHouse, supporting streaming and real-time translytical use cases. Its PostgreSQL wire compatibility and familiar, PostgreSQL-aligned developer experience mean that existing drivers, ORMs, and tools generally “just work,” easing migration from single-node relational databases and helping teams become productive almost immediately on CockroachDB.
Typical application scenariosAI/ML feature store, banking & wallet, betting & auctions, blockchain & crypto, CRM, crypto & blockchain, cybersecurity including IDM/IAM, DBaaS, digital asset management, ecommerce, fintech including payments, gambling, gaming, health records. IoT & device management, inventory & ordering management, IoT & device management, metadata, online travel/travel & hospitality, order management system (OMS), primary datastore, quant/trading & research, railroad operations, routing & logistics, scheduling & workflow, system of record, travel reservations, user account management
Key customersAdobe, Apple, Bank of America, Booking.com, Cisco Systems, CoreWeave, DoorDash, FANDUEL, Fidelity Investments, FORTINET, GE Transportation/Wabtech, Hard Rock Digital, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., HPE, JPMorgan Chase, Mercedes-Benz, Norfolk Southern, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Panasonic, ROBLOX, Samsung, SpaceX, Squarespace, The Home Depot, UIPath, US Dept. of Veterans Affairs (The VA), VISA, Vodafone, and Volkswagen
Market metrics
600+ customers including 75+ with revenue $1B+, across 40+ countries, 25+ verticals, and 30+ use cases
31.8k+ GitHub Stars
61k+ Enrolled in Cockroach University
13.6k+ CockroachDB Community Slack members
Licensing and pricing models
CockroachDB Cloud: Basic, Standard, and Advanced, fully managed services on AWS, GC, and Azure.
CockroachDB Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC): Run CockroachDB clusters inside your own AWS, GC, or Azure account and keep data in your cloud environment.
CockroachDB Self-Hosted: Pricing is primarily usage-based, with separate meters for compute (vCPUs/request units), storage (GiB-month), data transfer, backups, and change data capture (CDC); free tier for smaller organizations; older versions released under Apache 2.0, Business Source License, or Cockroach Community License components remain under those terms.

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