# CockroachDB vs PlanetScale

| Attribute | CockroachDB | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65 (65% (medium)) | 65.7 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 11 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 235 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 32,549 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"PlanetScale is a database platform providing MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with horizontal scaling capabilities powered by Vitess clustering technology. It is indexed under Relational Databases.","source":"https://planetscale.com","question":"What is PlanetScale?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PlanetScale is a paid product; published pricing starts at $5 per month. There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"How much does PlanetScale cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PlanetScale supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"What platforms does PlanetScale support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for PlanetScale, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"Can PlanetScale be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for PlanetScale, including Vantage, Netlify, Debezium, Cursor and Codex. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://planetscale.com","question":"What does PlanetScale integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for PlanetScale. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as PlanetScale not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"What security certifications does PlanetScale have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PlanetScale is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"Where is PlanetScale available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | PlanetScale provides managed cloud database services optimized for performance and reliability. It offers sharded versions of MySQL and PostgreSQL that support horizontal scaling, zero-downtime operations including schema changes, automatic failover, and connection pooling. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"sql_model":"full_sql","data_model":"relational","deployment":"managed","sql_support":true,"extensibility":true,"license_class":"proprietary","managed_cloud":true,"full_text_search":true,"horizontal_scale":"sharded","automatic_failover":true,"horizontal_scaling":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"Vantage"},{"name":"Netlify","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Debezium","native":false,"category":"data_integration","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"development_tools","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Codex","native":true},{"name":"Terraform","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Postgres","summary":"From $5/month","features":["High availability","Automatic failover across three availability zones"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully managed PostgreSQL cluster","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Private connection traffic (PrivateLink/PSC)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $5/month. Private connection traffic $0.01/GB.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://planetscale.com/changelog/updated-pricing-for-postgres-private-traffic","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T12:36:46.926Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.057,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"PCI Data Security Standard","level":"Level 1 Service Provider","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | 5.1 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | 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 (Relational Databases)

| Capability | CockroachDB | PlanetScale |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| SQL model | Full SQL | Full SQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | - |
| Highest isolation level | Serializable | - |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | Strong | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Horizontal scale | Natively distributed | Sharded |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication | Consensus (Raft/Paxos) | - |
| **Availability** |  |  |
| Automatic failover / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Managed | Managed |
| Serverless / scale-to-zero | ✓ | - |
| **Compatibility** |  |  |
| Wire compatibility | Postgres protocol | - |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensions / plugins / UDFs | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available (BSL/SSPL) | Proprietary |
| **Data types** |  |  |
| JSON / document support | ✗ | - |
| Geo / spatial | None | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:14:53.114Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*