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CockroachDB vs PostgreSQL

No clear leader: CockroachDB (63.3) and PostgreSQL (59.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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CockroachDB63
PostgreSQL60
Score
Vioscale score
CockroachDB63 / 100medium · 66%updating
PostgreSQL60 / 100medium · 56%updating
Pricing
Free tier
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL✓
Model
CockroachDBcommercial
PostgreSQLcommercial
Price level
CockroachDBlow
PostgreSQLfree
Transparent
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL–
Integrations
Count
CockroachDB8
PostgreSQL10
Security
Disclosure policy
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL✓
Gdpr
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL–
Hipaa
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL–
Iso27001
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL–
Pci
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL–
Scorecard
CockroachDB5.1
PostgreSQL6.1
Soc2
CockroachDB✓
PostgreSQL–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
CockroachDB99.999
PostgreSQL–
Adoption
Dependent repos
CockroachDB235
PostgreSQL0
Github stars
CockroachDB32,415
PostgreSQL21,899
Stackoverflow questions
CockroachDB–
PostgreSQL170,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
CockroachDB15
PostgreSQL100
Release
Cadence days
CockroachDB–
PostgreSQL90
License
Spdx
CockroachDB–
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Language
Primary
CockroachDBGo
PostgreSQLC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
CockroachDB–
PostgreSQL8 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a mature open-source relational database system combining strong data integrity with comprehensive features and active community maintenance.

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 verify ↗

PostgreSQL

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • pgvector
  • Kubernetes

CockroachDB

15 total - 13 not shared
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Dynatrace
  • New Relic
  • Terraform
  • Vercel
  • HashiCorp
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • MOLT (Migration Tool)
  • PostgreSQL drivers
  • SQLAlchemy
Independently observed

PostgreSQL

10 total - 8 not shared
  • CloudNativePG
  • Patroni
  • pgAdmin
  • PostGIS
  • pgAudit
  • Spock
  • Cilium
  • Submariner
Independently observed

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