Comparison

CockroachDB vs Google Cloud SQL

On the evidence we track, CockroachDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CockroachDB full profile →Google Cloud SQL full profile →

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★CockroachDB65

Google Cloud SQL49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CockroachDBLeader	Google Cloud SQL
vioscaleAI score	65 / 100medium · 65%	49 / 100low · 15%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$0.06	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	2
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 +2 more	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.cockroachlabs.com/trust-center/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.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	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	99.99
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	235	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,549	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	11	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

CockroachDB65 / 100medium · 65%

Google Cloud SQL49 / 100low · 15%

Pricing

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Model

CockroachDBfreemium

Google Cloud SQLopen_source

Price level

CockroachDBlow

Google Cloud SQLfree

Starting price

CockroachDB$0.06

Google Cloud SQL–

Transparent

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL–

Integrations

Count

CockroachDB6

Google Cloud SQL2

Security

Certifications

CockroachDBSOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 +2 more

Google Cloud SQL–

Disclosure policy

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL–

Gdpr

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL–

Hipaa

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Iso27001

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Pci

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Scorecard

CockroachDB5.1

Google Cloud SQL–

Soc2

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL–

Trust center

CockroachDBhttps://www.cockroachlabs.com/trust-center/

Google Cloud SQL–

Vulnerabilities

CockroachDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcockroachdb%2Fcockroach&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Google Cloud SQL–

Reliability

Sla pct

CockroachDB99.99

Google Cloud SQL99.99

Adoption

Dependent repos

CockroachDB235

Google Cloud SQL–

Github stars

CockroachDB32,549

Google Cloud SQL–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CockroachDB11

Google Cloud SQL–

Language

Primary

CockroachDBGo

Google Cloud SQL–

Market

Availability

CockroachDBAvailable worldwide

Google Cloud SQL–

Content

Faq

CockroachDB6 items

Google Cloud SQL4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for managed databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Managed Databases
Capability	CockroachDB	Google Cloud SQL
Capabilities
Engine family	Postgresql	Multi engine
Deployment type	Independent multi cloud	Hyperscaler native
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	Tiered plus usage	-
Free tier	✓	✓

Capabilities

Engine family

CockroachDBPostgresql

Google Cloud SQLMulti engine

Deployment type

CockroachDBIndependent multi cloud

Google Cloud SQLHyperscaler native

Serverless scale to zero

CockroachDB-

Google Cloud SQL-

Database branching

CockroachDB-

Google Cloud SQL-

Point in time recovery

CockroachDB-

Google Cloud SQL✓

Multi region replication

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Automatic failover

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Private networking

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Built in connection pooling

CockroachDB-

Google Cloud SQL-

Extensions plugin support

CockroachDB-

Google Cloud SQL-

Self host alternative

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL-

Pricing model

CockroachDBTiered plus usage

Google Cloud SQL-

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

CockroachDB

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Google Cloud SQL

A LangChain integration package that simplifies secure connections to Google Cloud SQL instances using IAM authentication and connection pooling, with support for hybrid vector search and asynchronous operations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

CockroachDB

Leader

from $0.06/vCPU-hourUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $0.057/vCPU-hr. Free 30-day trial with $400 credit.

StandardFrom $0.057/vCPU-hr, 99.99% SLA
- 99.99% availability SLA
- Single- or multi-region on AWS and GCP
- Row-level security
- Column-level encryption
- Private connectivity
- +2 more
Mission Critical$0.162/vCPU-hr, 99.999% SLA
- 99.999% availability SLA with multi-region
- Egress controls
- CMEK
- PCI DSS & HIPAA compliance
- All add-ons available
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Google Cloud SQL

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-23verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	CockroachDB	Google Cloud SQL
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✗

CLI

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✓

Self-hosted

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✗

On-premise

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✗

Hybrid

CockroachDB✓

Google Cloud SQL✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

CockroachDB

Leader

16 total

Datadog
Splunk
Dynatrace
New Relic
Terraform
Vercel
HashiCorp
pgvector
AWS
GCP
Azure
Kubernetes
MOLT (Migration Tool)
PostgreSQL drivers
SQLAlchemy
Google Cloud

Independently observed

Google Cloud SQL

2 total

LangChain
FastAPI

Independently observed

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