CockroachDB Cloud vs Huawei GaussDB

CockroachDB Cloud9.0Visit HGHuawei GaussDB8.4Visit

Higher score CockroachDB Cloud #3 in Distributed SQL Databases 9.0/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 6 features Visit CockroachDB

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HG Huawei GaussDB #8 in Distributed SQL Databases 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Huawei Cloud

• CockroachDB Cloud fits best

  Managed PostgreSQL-compatible deployments

• Huawei GaussDB fits best

  Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL HTAP

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Side by side

Feature	CockroachDB Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗	HGHuawei GaussDB 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#3 in Distributed SQL Databases	#8 in Distributed SQL Databases
Best for	Managed PostgreSQL-compatible deployments	Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL HTAP
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.06/unit usage-based	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Tickets, Phone, Live chat, Email
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CockroachDB Cloud 0/6 · Huawei GaussDB 5/6
PostgreSQL compatibility	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
MySQL compatibility	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Horizontal scaling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Multi-region deployment	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Geo-partitioning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
HTAP workloads	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Cloud
Our review
Pros	PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions Multi-region deployment, automatic scaling, and rebalancing Backups, disaster recovery, encryption, and private connectivity	PostgreSQL-compatible and MySQL-compatible database modes Online scale-in and scale-out for distributed instances Cross-zone deployment and cross-region disaster recovery
Cons	No free plan Pricing varies by cloud provider and region Advanced compliance and dedicated infrastructure require Mission Critical	Pricing varies by region, configuration, storage, and billing mode Architecture choices span centralized and distributed deployment modes Online scaling is specified for distributed instances
Our verdict	CockroachDB Cloud is a fully managed distributed SQL database service for teams running applications across cloud regions and providers. It supports PostgreSQL-compatible SQL and ACID transactions, with deployments available on AWS, Google… Read the review →	Huawei GaussDB is a managed cloud relational database service for enterprise workloads that need distributed storage, scale-out capacity, and availability features. It supports centralized and distributed deployment modes, with coordinator… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CockroachDB Cloud — where it wins

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

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Pricing varies by cloud provider and region
  • Advanced compliance and dedicated infrastructure require Mission Critical

• Huawei GaussDB — where it wins

  • PostgreSQL-compatible and MySQL-compatible database modes
  • Online scale-in and scale-out for distributed instances
  • Cross-zone deployment and cross-region disaster recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing varies by region, configuration, storage, and billing mode
  • Architecture choices span centralized and distributed deployment modes
  • Online scaling is specified for distributed instances

• CockroachDB Cloud9.0/10 · 30-day trial

  A managed PostgreSQL-compatible database for multi-region and enterprise workloads.

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• HGHuawei GaussDB8.4/10 · Paid

  A managed cloud database for PostgreSQL/MySQL-compatible HTAP at distributed scale.

  Visit Huawei CloudFull verdict →