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Comparison

CockroachDB vs MySQL

On the evidence we track, CockroachDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

CockroachDB full profile →MySQL full profile →
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★CockroachDB63
MySQL56
Score
Vioscale score
CockroachDB63 / 100medium · 66%
MySQL56 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
CockroachDB✓
MySQL✓
Model
CockroachDBcommercial
MySQLcommercial
Price level
CockroachDBlow
MySQLlow
Transparent
CockroachDB✓
MySQL✗
Integrations
Count
CockroachDB8
MySQL–
Security
Disclosure policy
CockroachDB✓
MySQL–
Gdpr
CockroachDB✓
MySQL–
Hipaa
CockroachDB✓
MySQL–
Iso27001
CockroachDB✓
MySQL–
Pci
CockroachDB✓
MySQL–
Scorecard
CockroachDB5.1
MySQL4.6
Soc2
CockroachDB✓
MySQL–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
CockroachDB99.999
MySQL–
Adoption
Dependent repos
CockroachDB235
MySQL664
Github stars
CockroachDB32,415
MySQL12,407
Stackoverflow questions
CockroachDB–
MySQL230,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
CockroachDB15
MySQL2
Release
Cadence days
CockroachDB–
MySQL90
License
Spdx
CockroachDB–
MySQLGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
CockroachDBGo
MySQLC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CockroachDB–
MySQL8 items

Capabilities

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

Core
SQL model
CockroachDBFull SQL
MySQLFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
CockroachDBFull
MySQLFull
Highest isolation level
CockroachDBSerializable
MySQLSerializable
Consistency
Consistency
CockroachDBStrong
MySQLStrong
Scale
Horizontal scale
CockroachDBNatively distributed
MySQLNatively distributed
Replication
Replication
CockroachDBConsensus (Raft/Paxos)
MySQLAsync
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
CockroachDB✓
MySQL✓
Deployment
Deployment
CockroachDBManaged
MySQLSelf-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero
CockroachDB✓
MySQL✓
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
CockroachDBPostgres protocol
MySQLMySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
CockroachDB✗
MySQL✓
Licensing
Licence class
CockroachDBSource-available (BSL/SSPL)
MySQLCopyleft
Data types
JSON / document support
CockroachDB✗
MySQL✓
Geo / spatial
CockroachDBNone
MySQL-

What each one is

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

CockroachDB

Leader

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

MySQL

MySQL is an open-source SQL database management system that serves as the foundation for many web-based applications and cloud services. Available in both a free community edition and a commercial enterprise edition with advanced features and professional support.

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
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 verify ↗

MySQL

Open sourceFree tier

Community edition free; Enterprise/Standard/Classic editions require contacting sales

  • MySQL Community ServerFree
  • MySQL Enterprise EditionContact sales
  • MySQL Standard EditionContact sales
  • MySQL Classic EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

CockroachDB

Leader
15 total
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Dynatrace
  • New Relic
  • Terraform
  • Vercel
  • HashiCorp
  • pgvector
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • MOLT (Migration Tool)
  • PostgreSQL drivers
  • SQLAlchemy
Independently observed

MySQL

Not documented yet.

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