Comparison

CockroachDB vs MongoDB Atlas

On the evidence we track, MongoDB Atlas leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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CockroachDB63

★MongoDB Atlas77

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CockroachDB	MongoDB AtlasLeader
Vioscale score	63 / 100medium · 66%updating	77 / 100low · 42%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$25
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	12
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
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	99.999	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	235	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,415	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	15	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

CockroachDB63 / 100medium · 66%updating

MongoDB Atlas77 / 100low · 42%updating

Pricing

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Model

CockroachDBcommercial

MongoDB Atlasfreemium

Price level

CockroachDBlow

MongoDB Atlasmid

Starting price

CockroachDB–

MongoDB Atlas$25

Transparent

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Integrations

Count

CockroachDB8

MongoDB Atlas12

Security

Disclosure policy

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas–

Fedramp

CockroachDB–

MongoDB Atlas✓

Gdpr

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Hipaa

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Iso27001

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Pci

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Scorecard

CockroachDB5.1

MongoDB Atlas–

Soc2

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

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

MongoDB Atlas–

Reliability

Sla pct

CockroachDB99.999

MongoDB Atlas–

Adoption

Dependent repos

CockroachDB235

MongoDB Atlas–

Github stars

CockroachDB32,415

MongoDB Atlas–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CockroachDB15

MongoDB Atlas–

Language

Primary

CockroachDBGo

MongoDB Atlas–

Market

Availability

CockroachDBAvailable worldwide

MongoDB AtlasAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Managed Databases
Capability	CockroachDB	MongoDB Atlas
Capabilities
Engine family	Postgresql	-
Deployment type	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	Tiered plus usage	-
Free tier	✓	-

Capabilities

Engine family

CockroachDBPostgresql

MongoDB Atlas-

Deployment type

CockroachDBIndependent multi cloud

MongoDB Atlas-

Serverless scale to zero

CockroachDB-

MongoDB Atlas-

Database branching

CockroachDB-

MongoDB Atlas-

Point in time recovery

CockroachDB-

MongoDB Atlas-

Multi region replication

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas-

Automatic failover

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas-

Private networking

CockroachDB-

MongoDB Atlas-

Built in connection pooling

CockroachDB-

MongoDB Atlas-

Extensions plugin support

CockroachDB-

MongoDB Atlas-

Self host alternative

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas-

Pricing model

CockroachDBTiered plus usage

MongoDB Atlas-

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas-

What each one is

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

CockroachDB

CockroachDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database designed for global applications requiring high availability, automatic scaling, and strong consistency across data centers. It eliminates downtime, simplifies operations, and scales seamlessly without manual intervention.

Independently observed

MongoDB Atlas

Leader

MongoDB Atlas is a managed cloud database platform offering a JSON-like document model with built-in capabilities for searching, analytics, and data federation. It supports automatic scaling, enterprise security, and deployment across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, with both free and pay-as-you-go options.

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

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free tier available with $400 in free credits. Provisioned capacity and on-demand pricing models for production workloads.

BasicFree

as of 2026-08-24verify ↗

MongoDB Atlas

Leader

from $25/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Flex and dedicated pricing starting at $8/month with hourly or monthly billing.

Free (M0)Free
- 512 MB storage
- 32 MB sort memory
- 100 ops/sec
- replica set support
Flex$8–$30/month depending on usage
Dedicated (M2)$25/month
Dedicated (Shared vCPU)Starting at $56.94/month

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

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	MongoDB Atlas
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

CLI

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Self-hosted

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

On-premise

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Hybrid

CockroachDB✓

MongoDB Atlas✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

Terraform
Azure
Kubernetes

CockroachDB

15 total - 12 not shared

Datadog
Splunk
Dynatrace
New Relic
Vercel
HashiCorp
pgvector
AWS
GCP
MOLT (Migration Tool)
PostgreSQL drivers
SQLAlchemy

Independently observed

MongoDB Atlas

Leader

12 total - 9 not shared

AWS CloudFormation
AWS S3
Docker
MongoDB Shell
Atlas CLI
Node.js MongoDB Driver
Python MongoDB Driver
C# EF Core Provider
Google Cloud

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.