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CockroachDB vs IBM Db2

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.

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★CockroachDB65
IBM Db249
Score
vioscaleAI score
CockroachDB65 / 100medium · 65%
IBM Db249 / 100low · 17%
Pricing
Free tier
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓
Model
CockroachDBfreemium
IBM Db2freemium
Price level
CockroachDBlow
IBM Db2low
Starting price
CockroachDB$0.06
IBM Db2–
Transparent
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✗
Integrations
Count
CockroachDB6
IBM Db2–
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓
Gdpr
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2–
Hipaa
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2–
Iso27001
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2–
Pci
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2–
Scorecard
CockroachDB5.1
IBM Db2–
Soc2
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
CockroachDB99.99
IBM Db2–
Adoption
Dependent repos
CockroachDB235
IBM Db2–
Github stars
CockroachDB32,549
IBM Db2–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CockroachDB11
IBM Db2–
Language
Primary
CockroachDBGo
IBM Db2–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CockroachDB6 items
IBM Db24 items

Capabilities

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

Core
SQL model
CockroachDBFull SQL
IBM Db2Full SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
CockroachDBFull
IBM Db2-
Highest isolation level
CockroachDBSerializable
IBM Db2-
Consistency
Consistency
CockroachDBStrong
IBM Db2-
Scale
Horizontal scale
CockroachDBNatively distributed
IBM Db2Natively distributed
Replication
Replication
CockroachDBConsensus (Raft/Paxos)
IBM Db2-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2-
Deployment
Deployment
CockroachDBManaged
IBM Db2Serverless
Serverless / scale-to-zero
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
CockroachDBPostgres protocol
IBM Db2-
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
CockroachDB✗
IBM Db2-
Licensing
Licence class
CockroachDBSource-available (BSL/SSPL)
IBM Db2Proprietary
Data types
JSON / document support
CockroachDB✗
IBM Db2✓
Geo / spatial
CockroachDBNone
IBM Db2-

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

IBM Db2

A database platform designed to self-manage through machine learning technology. Supports running on company-owned servers, cloud platforms, or both simultaneously, with built-in security and governance features.

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 verify ↗

IBM Db2

Free tier

Free tier available

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓
CLI
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓
Self-hosted
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✗
On-premise
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓
Hybrid
CockroachDB✓
IBM Db2✓

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

IBM Db2

Not documented yet.

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