TiDB Cloud vs CockroachDB Cloud

TiDB Cloud9.2Visit CockroachDB Cloud9.0Visit

Higher score TiDB Cloud #2 in Distributed SQL Databases 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit TiDB Cloud

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

• TiDB Cloud fits best

  Low-cost cloud HTAP workloads

• CockroachDB Cloud fits best

  Managed PostgreSQL-compatible deployments

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Side by side

Feature	TiDB Cloud 9.2/10 Visit ↗	CockroachDB Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Distributed SQL Databases	#3 in Distributed SQL Databases
Best for	Low-cost cloud HTAP workloads	Managed PostgreSQL-compatible deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$0.06/unit usage-based
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	20 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features TiDB Cloud 5/6 · CockroachDB Cloud 0/6
PostgreSQL compatibility	—	Not checked yet
MySQL compatibility	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Horizontal scaling	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Multi-region deployment	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Geo-partitioning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
HTAP workloads	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free Starter tier with storage, request units, and scale-to-zero MySQL compatibility with horizontal scaling and native HTAP Broad integrations across observability, streaming, BI, and data tools	PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with ACID transactions Multi-region deployment, automatic scaling, and rebalancing Backups, disaster recovery, encryption, and private connectivity
Cons	No PostgreSQL compatibility Several editions use usage-based pricing Premium is in public preview	No free plan Pricing varies by cloud provider and region Advanced compliance and dedicated infrastructure require Mission Critical
Our verdict	TiDB Cloud is PingCAP’s fully managed, cloud-native Database-as-a-Service, based on the open-source TiDB distributed SQL database. It is designed for developers, growing teams, and enterprise workloads that need MySQL protocol and syntax… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TiDB Cloud — where it wins

  • Free Starter tier with storage, request units, and scale-to-zero
  • MySQL compatibility with horizontal scaling and native HTAP
  • Broad integrations across observability, streaming, BI, and data tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No PostgreSQL compatibility
  • Several editions use usage-based pricing
  • Premium is in public preview

• 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

• TiDB Cloud9.2/10 · Free plan

  A MySQL-compatible cloud database with free usage, autoscaling, and native HTAP.

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

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

  Visit CockroachDBFull verdict →