Comparison

CockroachDB vs Redis Cloud

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

Redis Cloud55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CockroachDBLeader	Redis Cloud
vioscaleAI score	65 / 100medium · 65%	55 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$0.06	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	11
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 +2 more	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.cockroachlabs.com/trust-center/	https://redis.io/security/notice-apache-log4j2-cve-2021-44228/
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	99.99	99.999
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	235	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,549	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	11	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

CockroachDB65 / 100medium · 65%

Redis Cloud55 / 100medium · 74%

Pricing

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Model

CockroachDBfreemium

Redis Cloudfreemium

Price level

CockroachDBlow

Redis Cloudlow

Starting price

CockroachDB$0.06

Redis Cloud–

Transparent

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✗

Integrations

Count

CockroachDB6

Redis Cloud11

Security

Certifications

CockroachDBSOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 +2 more

Redis Cloud–

Disclosure policy

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Gdpr

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Hipaa

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Iso27001

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud–

Pci

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Scorecard

CockroachDB5.1

Redis Cloud–

Soc2

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Trust center

CockroachDBhttps://www.cockroachlabs.com/trust-center/

Redis Cloudhttps://redis.io/security/notice-apache-log4j2-cve-2021-44228/

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

Redis Cloud–

Reliability

Sla pct

CockroachDB99.99

Redis Cloud99.999

Adoption

Dependent repos

CockroachDB235

Redis Cloud–

Github stars

CockroachDB32,549

Redis Cloud–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CockroachDB11

Redis Cloud–

Language

Primary

CockroachDBGo

Redis Cloud–

Market

Availability

CockroachDBAvailable worldwide

Redis CloudAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU

Content

Faq

CockroachDB6 items

Redis Cloud7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Managed Databases
Capability	CockroachDB	Redis Cloud
Capabilities
Engine family	Postgresql	Redis valkey compatible
Deployment type	Independent multi cloud	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	-	Extensive
Self host alternative	✓	✓
Pricing model	Tiered plus usage	Usage based
Free tier	✓	✓

Capabilities

Engine family

CockroachDBPostgresql

Redis CloudRedis valkey compatible

Deployment type

CockroachDBIndependent multi cloud

Redis CloudIndependent multi cloud

Serverless scale to zero

CockroachDB-

Redis Cloud✗

Database branching

CockroachDB-

Redis Cloud-

Point in time recovery

CockroachDB-

Redis Cloud-

Multi region replication

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Automatic failover

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Private networking

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud-

Built in connection pooling

CockroachDB-

Redis Cloud-

Extensions plugin support

CockroachDB-

Redis CloudExtensive

Self host alternative

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Pricing model

CockroachDBTiered plus usage

Redis CloudUsage based

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

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

Redis Cloud

A fully managed Redis database service offering low-latency, high-throughput data operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. It provides enterprise-grade reliability, advanced data structures, multi-region replication, and support for diverse workloads including caching, document databases, vector search, and streaming.

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 2026-10-05verify ↗

Redis Cloud

SubscriptionFree tier

EssentialsFree
- single database
- RAM index
- 12 GB max
- 99.99% uptime
- fixed 10% RAM allocation
Flex-
- adjustable RAM-to-SSD ratio
- up to 100 GB capacity
- 5x more data at similar cost
- 99.99% uptime
Pro-
- unlimited databases
- unlimited operations/sec
- Active-Active multi-region replication
- 99.999% uptime
- automatic failover

as of 2026-10-12verify ↗

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	Redis Cloud
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

CLI

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Self-hosted

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

On-premise

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Hybrid

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)

Datadog
New Relic

CockroachDB

Leader

16 total - 14 not shared

Splunk
Dynatrace
Terraform
Vercel
HashiCorp
pgvector
AWS
GCP
Azure
Kubernetes
MOLT (Migration Tool)
PostgreSQL drivers
SQLAlchemy
Google Cloud

Independently observed

Redis Cloud

13 total - 11 not shared

PostgreSQL
MySQL
MariaDB
Percona XtraDB
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB
Cassandra
Google Cloud SQL
Oracle
Grafana
Prometheus

Independently observed

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