# CockroachDB vs Redis Cloud

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** CockroachDB

| Attribute | CockroachDB | Redis Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65 (65% (medium)) | 55.2 (74% (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":"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. It is indexed under Managed Databases.","source":"https://redis.io/pricing/calculator/","question":"What is Redis Cloud?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Redis Cloud offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Essentials and Pro. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://redis.io/pricing/calculator/","question":"Is Redis Cloud free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Redis Cloud. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://redis.io/cloud/","question":"What platforms does Redis Cloud support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Redis Cloud, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://redis.io/cloud/","question":"Can Redis Cloud be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for Redis Cloud, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Percona XtraDB, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra and Google Cloud SQL, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://redis.io/pricing/calculator/","question":"What does Redis Cloud integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Redis Cloud. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Redis Cloud not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://redis.io/security/notice-apache-log4j2-cve-2021-44228/","question":"What security certifications does Redis Cloud have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Redis Cloud is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://redis.io/cloud/","question":"Where is Redis Cloud available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":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. | 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. |
| 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}` | `{"free_tier":true,"engine_family":"redis_valkey_compatible","pricing_model":"usage_based","deployment_type":"independent_multi_cloud","automatic_failover":true,"self_host_alternative":true,"multi_region_replication":true,"serverless_scale_to_zero":false,"extensions_plugin_support":"extensive"}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 11 |
| 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":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"MariaDB"},{"name":"Percona XtraDB"},{"name":"Microsoft SQL Server"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Cassandra"},{"name":"Google Cloud SQL"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Prometheus"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":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":true,"name":"Essentials","features":["single database","RAM index","12 GB max","99.99% uptime","fixed 10% RAM allocation"],"description":"Single database with RAM-only indexing, up to 12 GB capacity, 99.99% uptime","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"memory":"12 GB RAM","databases":"1","uptime_sla":"99.99%"}},{"free":false,"name":"Flex","features":["adjustable RAM-to-SSD ratio","up to 100 GB capacity","5x more data at similar cost","99.99% uptime"],"description":"Hybrid RAM and SSD storage tiering for cost optimization, up to 100 GB total, 99.99% uptime","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"uptime_sla":"99.99%","memory_plus_storage":"100 GB combined"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["unlimited databases","unlimited operations/sec","Active-Active multi-region replication","99.999% uptime","automatic failover"],"description":"Unlimited databases and operations with multi-region Active-Active replication and 99.999% uptime SLA","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"databases":"unlimited","uptime_sla":"99.999%","operations_per_sec":"unlimited"}}],"currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://redis.io/pricing/calculator/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-12T16:12:34.604Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.057,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.999 |
| 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"}]` | - |
| 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/ | https://redis.io/security/notice-apache-log4j2-cve-2021-44228/ |
| 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 (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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:15:41.291Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*