# Aiven vs CockroachDB

| Attribute | Aiven | CockroachDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 69.3 (73% (medium)) | 65 (65% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 11 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 235 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 32,549 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Aiven provides managed hosting for popular open source databases and data platforms including PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse, and OpenSearch, automating deployment, scaling, backup, and operations across multiple cloud providers. It is indexed under Managed Databases.","source":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","question":"What is Aiven?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Aiven offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Hobbyist, Startup, Professional and Enterprise. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","question":"Is Aiven free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Aiven supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","question":"What platforms does Aiven support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Aiven is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","question":"Can Aiven be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for Aiven, including Auth0, Google, Okta, Azure AD, OneLogin, Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL and OpenSearch, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","question":"What does Aiven integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Aiven. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Aiven not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aiven.io/blog/security-updates-grafana-and-log4j","question":"What security certifications does Aiven have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A distributed SQL database that runs across multiple cloud platforms and on-premises environments, providing automatic failover, strong consistency, and horizontal scaling without manual sharding. It is indexed under Relational Databases.","source":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/legacy/","question":"What is CockroachDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CockroachDB offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $146 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/legacy/","question":"Is CockroachDB free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"CockroachDB supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/legacy/","question":"What platforms does CockroachDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. CockroachDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/legacy/","question":"Can CockroachDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for CockroachDB, including Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, New Relic, Terraform, Vercel, HashiCorp and pgvector, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/legacy/","question":"What does CockroachDB integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for CockroachDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as CockroachDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/trust-center/","question":"What security certifications does CockroachDB have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A fully managed cloud platform providing multiple open source data services—streaming, databases, analytics, and search—with enterprise-grade security and compliance features included across all service tiers. | A cloud-native SQL database that scales automatically across machines without manual sharding, supporting ACID transactions and multi-region deployments. It survives node, zone, and regional failures with minimal disruption and is compatible with PostgreSQL applications. |
| features.capabilities | `{"free_tier":true,"engine_family":"multi_engine","pricing_model":"usage_based","deployment_type":"independent_multi_cloud","automatic_failover":true,"private_networking":true,"self_host_alternative":true,"point_in_time_recovery":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","free_tier":true,"isolation":"serializable","sql_model":"full_sql","data_model":"relational","deployment":"managed","serverless":true,"consistency":"strong","geo_spatial":"none","replication":"consensus","sql_support":true,"engine_family":"postgresql","extensibility":false,"json_document":false,"license_class":"source_available","managed_cloud":true,"pricing_model":"tiered_plus_usage","deployment_type":"independent_multi_cloud","horizontal_scale":"distributed_native","acid_transactions":"full","automatic_failover":true,"horizontal_scaling":true,"private_networking":true,"wire_compatibility":"postgres","self_host_alternative":true,"multi_region_replication":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Apache Kafka"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Apache Flink"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Kafka","native":true,"category":"streaming"},{"name":"ClickHouse","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Apache Cassandra","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"New Relic","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"HashiCorp"},{"name":"pgvector"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"MOLT (Migration Tool)"},{"name":"PostgreSQL drivers"},{"name":"SQLAlchemy"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Developer","summary":"Flat monthly fee for development and prototyping","features":["Always-on managed services","Automated backups","Monitoring","SSO","PrivateLink"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Managed services sized for development, prototyping, and MVPs","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Production tier with high availability, 99.99% uptime SLA, and automated backups","features":["Multi-node clusters with automatic failover","14-day backup retention","99.99% uptime SLA","Zero-downtime version upgrades","Automatic security patching","SSO","PrivateLink","Enhanced encryption"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"Recommended for production with high availability","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Enterprise compliance, data residency options, and dedicated support","features":["1 month backup retention","HIPAA compliance","ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, GDPR compliance","SSO on all service tiers","PrivateLink","Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) option","Enhanced encryption with authentication integrations","Dedicated account team with Solutions Architect support"],"description":"Enterprise-grade infrastructure with maximum data retention and full compliance","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with no credit card required; production plans with hourly usage-based billing. All tiers include automated backups, monitoring, and security features with no hidden fees.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aiven.io/blog/clickhouse-pricing-made-simple-choose-aiven","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T13:20:22.846Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"From $0.057/vCPU-hr, 99.99% SLA","features":["99.99% availability SLA","Single- or multi-region on AWS and GCP","Row-level security","Column-level encryption","Private connectivity","CDC add-on available","1-hour P1 support response"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.057,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GiB-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.155,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For most applications, quick to start and less to manage.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Mission Critical","summary":"$0.162/vCPU-hr, 99.999% SLA","features":["99.999% availability SLA with multi-region","Egress controls","CMEK","PCI DSS & HIPAA compliance","All add-ons available","30-minute P1 support response"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.162,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For production applications that need the highest availability and support.","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Change Data Capture (CDC)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.006,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Physical Cluster Replication (PCR)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"vCPU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.023,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $0.057/vCPU-hr. Free 30-day trial with $400 credit.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T10:08:18.278Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"unit":"vCPU-hour","amount":0.057,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.057,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","auditor":"AICPA"},{"name":"SOC 3","status":"active","auditor":"AICPA"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27017","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 42001","status":"in_progress"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI DSS","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.1 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aiven.io/blog/aiven-preparing-for-soc-2-compliance | https://www.cockroachlabs.com/trust-center/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcockroachdb%2Fcockroach&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Managed Databases)

| Capability | Aiven | CockroachDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Engine family | Multi engine | Postgresql |
| Deployment type | Independent multi cloud | Independent multi cloud |
| Serverless scale to zero | - | - |
| Database branching | - | - |
| Point in time recovery | ✓ | - |
| Multi region replication | - | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private networking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built in connection pooling | - | - |
| Extensions plugin support | - | - |
| Self host alternative | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Usage based | Tiered plus usage |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:10:25.131Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*