Amazon Aurora vs CockroachDB Cloud

Amazon Aurora8.5Visit CockroachDB Cloud7.0Visit

Higher score Amazon Aurora #2 in Managed Database Hosting 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Amazon Aurora

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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

• Amazon Aurora fits best

  High-scale AWS relational workloads

• CockroachDB Cloud fits best

  Distributed PostgreSQL-compatible applications

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Aurora 8.5/10 Visit ↗	CockroachDB Cloud 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.0
Ranking	#2 in Managed Database Hosting	#7 in Managed Database Hosting
Best for	High-scale AWS relational workloads	Distributed PostgreSQL-compatible applications
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS	HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	9 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Aurora 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	PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible engines plus Aurora DSQL Automatic scaling, failover, backups, and point-in-time recovery Multi-region deployment with up to 15 Aurora read replicas	PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions Multi-region deployment with automatic scaling and rebalancing Backups, encryption, private connectivity, and recovery features
Cons	No permanent free plan Pricing varies by region, capacity, storage, I/O, and options AWS-centered integrations may not suit non-AWS environments	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	Amazon Aurora is a fully managed, cloud-based relational database service from Amazon Web Services. It supports PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible engines alongside Aurora DSQL, with automated provisioning, patching, backups, scaling, 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

• Amazon Aurora — where it wins

  • PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible engines plus Aurora DSQL
  • Automatic scaling, failover, backups, and point-in-time recovery
  • Multi-region deployment with up to 15 Aurora read replicas

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Pricing varies by region, capacity, storage, I/O, and options
  • AWS-centered integrations may not suit non-AWS environments

• 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

• Amazon Aurora8.5/10 · Paid

  A managed AWS database for scalable relational workloads and global deployments.

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• CockroachDB Cloud7.0/10 · From $0.06 · 30-day trial

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

  Visit CockroachDBFull verdict →