Aiven for PostgreSQL vs CockroachDB Cloud

Aiven for PostgreSQL7.3Visit CockroachDB Cloud7.0Visit

Higher score Aiven for PostgreSQL #6 in Managed Database Hosting 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Aiven

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CockroachDB Cloud #7 in Managed Database Hosting 7.0/10 From $0.06 · 30-day trial ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit CockroachDB

• Aiven for PostgreSQL fits best

  PostgreSQL teams seeking low-cost managed hosting

• CockroachDB Cloud fits best

  Distributed PostgreSQL-compatible applications

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Side by side

Feature	Aiven for PostgreSQL 7.3/10 Visit ↗	CockroachDB Cloud 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.3	7.0
Ranking	#6 in Managed Database Hosting	#7 in Managed Database Hosting
Best for	PostgreSQL teams seeking low-cost managed hosting	Distributed PostgreSQL-compatible applications
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs, Email	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, 2FA	HIPAA, PCI DSS
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aiven for PostgreSQL 2/3 · CockroachDB Cloud 2/3
High availability	✓	✓
Point-in-time recovery	Not published	✓ (best)
Read replicas	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Database type	Not published	Relational
Scaling model	Not published	Both
Backup retention	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Free plan with no time limit and a $5/month Developer tier Managed patching, scaling, backups, monitoring, and failover options API, Terraform, CLI, Kubernetes, and Aiven service integrations	PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions Multi-region deployment with automatic scaling and rebalancing Backups, encryption, private connectivity, and recovery features
Cons	Free and Developer plans use a single node or VM Free plan includes only 1 GB RAM and 1 GB disk storage Higher availability features begin on the Business plan	No free plan; usage is billed monthly by vCPU-hour Rates vary by cloud provider and region Advanced compliance and dedicated infrastructure require Mission Critical
Our verdict	Aiven for PostgreSQL is a fully managed, cloud-hosted relational database service based on open-source PostgreSQL. It is aimed at teams that want Aiven to handle provisioning, maintenance, patching, scaling, backups, monitoring, and… Read the review →	CockroachDB Cloud is a fully managed distributed SQL database for teams running applications across cloud regions and providers. It combines PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions, single- and multi-region deployment, automatic… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aiven for PostgreSQL — where it wins

  • Free plan with no time limit and a $5/month Developer tier
  • Managed patching, scaling, backups, monitoring, and failover options
  • API, Terraform, CLI, Kubernetes, and Aiven service integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Developer plans use a single node or VM
  • Free plan includes only 1 GB RAM and 1 GB disk storage
  • Higher availability features begin on the Business plan

• CockroachDB Cloud — where it wins

  • PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions
  • Multi-region deployment with automatic scaling and rebalancing
  • Backups, encryption, private connectivity, and recovery features

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; usage is billed monthly by vCPU-hour
  • Rates vary by cloud provider and region
  • Advanced compliance and dedicated infrastructure require Mission Critical

• Aiven for PostgreSQL7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $5/mo

  A low-cost managed PostgreSQL service with useful automation and cloud tooling.

  Visit AivenFull verdict →
• CockroachDB Cloud7.0/10 · From $0.06 · 30-day trial

  A PostgreSQL-compatible managed database for applications spanning regions and clouds.

  Visit CockroachDBFull verdict →