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Comparison

CockroachDB vs Timescale 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
Timescale Cloud59
Score
vioscaleAI score
CockroachDB65 / 100medium · 65%
Timescale Cloud59 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✗
Model
CockroachDBfreemium
Timescale Cloudcommercial
Price level
CockroachDBlow
Timescale Cloudlow
Starting price
CockroachDB$0.06
Timescale Cloud$0.18
Transparent
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Integrations
Count
CockroachDB6
Timescale Cloud4
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Gdpr
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Hipaa
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Iso27001
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud–
Pci
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud–
Scorecard
CockroachDB5.1
Timescale Cloud–
Soc2
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
CockroachDB99.99
Timescale Cloud–
Status page
CockroachDB–
Timescale Cloud✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
CockroachDB235
Timescale Cloud–
Github stars
CockroachDB32,549
Timescale Cloud–
Activity
Commits last 30d
CockroachDB11
Timescale Cloud–
Language
Primary
CockroachDBGo
Timescale Cloud–
Market
Availability
CockroachDBAvailable worldwide
Timescale CloudAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
CockroachDB6 items
Timescale Cloud6 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Engine family
CockroachDBPostgresql
Timescale CloudPostgresql
Deployment type
CockroachDBIndependent multi cloud
Timescale CloudIndependent multi cloud
Serverless scale to zero
CockroachDB-
Timescale Cloud-
Database branching
CockroachDB-
Timescale Cloud-
Point in time recovery
CockroachDB-
Timescale Cloud✓
Multi region replication
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Automatic failover
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Private networking
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Built in connection pooling
CockroachDB-
Timescale Cloud-
Extensions plugin support
CockroachDB-
Timescale CloudExtensive
Self host alternative
CockroachDB✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Pricing model
CockroachDBTiered plus usage
Timescale CloudUsage based
Free tier
CockroachDB✓
Timescale 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

Timescale Cloud

A fully managed PostgreSQL database optimized for ingesting, storing, and querying machine-generated and time-series data efficiently with automatic scaling and compression.

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 verify ↗

Timescale Cloud

from $0.18/gbUsage-based30-day trial

Usage-based hourly compute metering plus per-GB storage. 30-day free trial.

  • PerformanceHourly compute (from ~$30/month) + $0.177/GB-month storage
    • Hourly billing with zero friction to get started
    • 4 database services
    • Reliability and monitoring
    • Single-node high-availability replicas
    • Point-in-time-recovery to 3 days
    • +1 more
  • ScaleHourly compute (from ~$36/month) + $0.212/GB-month storage
    • Unlimited database services
    • Unlimited Tiered Storage
    • Private endpoints
    • SOC 2 report
    • Advanced Reliability and Monitoring
    • +7 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

CockroachDB

Leader
16 total
  • Datadog
  • Splunk
  • Dynatrace
  • New Relic
  • Terraform
  • Vercel
  • HashiCorp
  • pgvector
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • MOLT (Migration Tool)
  • PostgreSQL drivers
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Google Cloud
Independently observed

Timescale Cloud

9 total
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Grafana
  • Amazon S3
  • Apache Iceberg
  • AWS Transit Gateway
Independently observed
Still deciding?

CockroachDB or Timescale Cloud: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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