Comparison

CockroachDB vs Redis Cloud

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.

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★CockroachDB63

Redis Cloud54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CockroachDBLeader	Redis Cloud
Vioscale score	63 / 100medium · 66%	54 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	11
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
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	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, EU

Score

Vioscale score

CockroachDB63 / 100medium · 66%

Redis Cloud54 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✓

Model

CockroachDBcommercial

Redis Cloudfreemium

Price level

CockroachDBlow

Redis Cloudlow

Transparent

CockroachDB✓

Redis Cloud✗

Integrations

Count

CockroachDB8

Redis Cloud11

Security

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✓

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

CockroachDB99.999

Redis Cloud99.999

Adoption

Dependent repos

CockroachDB235

Redis Cloud–

Github stars

CockroachDB32,415

Redis Cloud–

Activity

Commits last 30d

CockroachDB15

Redis Cloud–

Language

Primary

CockroachDBGo

Redis Cloud–

Market

Availability

CockroachDBAvailable worldwide

Redis CloudAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU

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

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

Redis Cloud

Managed Redis deployed on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with sub-millisecond read/write latency, automatic failover, and multi-region active-active replication for production-grade reliability. Supports diverse data structures and real-time workloads from caching to AI feature pipelines.

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 2026-08-24verify ↗

Redis Cloud

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing via calculator; Flex data tiering available at up to 80% lower cost vs. RAM-only. High Availability ~2x base price.

EssentialsFree
Pro-

as of 2026-08-25verify ↗

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

15 total - 13 not shared

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

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

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