CockroachDB Cloud vs YDB

CockroachDB Cloud9.0Visit YYDB8.6Visit

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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Y YDB #6 in Distributed SQL Databases 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit YDB

• CockroachDB Cloud fits best

  Managed PostgreSQL-compatible deployments

• YDB fits best

  Open-source distributed transactional systems

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Side by side

Feature	CockroachDB Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗	YYDB 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Distributed SQL Databases	#6 in Distributed SQL Databases
Best for	Managed PostgreSQL-compatible deployments	Open-source distributed transactional systems
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$0.06/unit usage-based	Free
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Linux
Support	Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CockroachDB Cloud 0/6 · YDB 3/6
PostgreSQL compatibility	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
MySQL compatibility	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Both
Our review
Pros	PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions Multi-region deployment, automatic scaling, and rebalancing Backups, disaster recovery, encryption, and private connectivity	Distributed ACID transactions with automatic sharding and rebalancing Supports multi-data-center replication and fault-tolerant topologies Combines SQL, streaming, federated queries, and external integrations
Cons	No free plan Pricing varies by cloud provider and region Advanced compliance and dedicated infrastructure require Mission Critical	Managed charges vary by usage, region, and dedicated resources Change data capture is specified for row-oriented tables Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrow database projects
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 →	YDB is an Apache 2.0 open-source distributed SQL database for mission-critical transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads. It is aimed at teams that need strongly consistent ACID transactions, horizontal scaling, automatic… 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

• YDB — where it wins

  • Distributed ACID transactions with automatic sharding and rebalancing
  • Supports multi-data-center replication and fault-tolerant topologies
  • Combines SQL, streaming, federated queries, and external integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Managed charges vary by usage, region, and dedicated resources
  • Change data capture is specified for row-oriented tables
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrow database projects

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

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

  Visit CockroachDBFull verdict →
• YYDB8.6/10 · Open source

  A broad open-source choice for strongly consistent, distributed SQL workloads.

  Visit YDBFull verdict →