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Vendor: Cockroach
4.0 out of 5
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CockroachDB mindshare

As of May 2025, the mindshare of CockroachDB in the Relational Databases Tools category stands at 3.8%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryRelational Databases ToolsMay 30, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersMay 30, 2025Download
ComparisonCockroachDB vs SQL ServerMay 30, 2025Download
ComparisonCockroachDB vs Oracle DatabaseMay 30, 2025Download
ComparisonCockroachDB vs MySQLMay 30, 2025Download
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Financial Services Firm
38%
Computer Software Company
13%
Retailer
5%
Educational Organization
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Comms Service Provider
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Manufacturing Company
4%
University
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Media Company
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Government
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Insurance Company
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Healthcare Company
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Energy/Utilities Company
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Transportation Company
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Outsourcing Company
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Wholesaler/Distributor
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Construction Company
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Hospitality Company
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Non Profit
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Dang Quy Tai - PeerSpot user
Student at Univerzita obrany
Verified user of CockroachDB
Nov 18, 2024
Geo-replication benefits with distributed setup and a helpful AI support chatbot

Pros

"The most valuable feature is that CockroachDB is a distributed database, which can deploy nodes running in different regions. "

Cons

"I would like CockroachDB to have more compatibility with PostgreSQL, especially with the connection string and technical integrations."
Antonio Tringali - PeerSpot user
Software Engineer at a consultancy with self employed
Verified user of CockroachDB
Nov 16, 2023
Open source with extensive documentation and a University for training

Pros

"The subset of SQL that my client is using is completely supported."

Cons

"I find the serverless offer a bit confusing. "
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Umang Singh - PeerSpot user
Senior Principal Architect ,Technology Strategy at Discover Financial Services
Verified user of CockroachDB
Nov 30, 2023
A resilient distributed database that offers resiliency features and geo-partitioning capabilities

Pros

"The most valuable features of the solution are its resiliency features and the geo-partitioning capabilities."
Suresh Ayyavoo - PeerSpot user
Chief Information Officer (CIO) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of CockroachDB
Nov 29, 2023
An easily scalable product that enables organizations to keep their nodes in different locations and isolate their data

Pros

"The best feature of CockroachDB is the ability to keep the nodes in different locations."

Cons

"The product must improve its disaster recovery features."
SanjeevSingh4 - PeerSpot user
Staff DBRE at SecurityScorecard
Verified user of CockroachDB
Jul 16, 2024
Has in-built auto geo partitioning and doesn't require serves in separate regions

Pros

"What I like best is its ability to solve data residency issues. The main advantage is auto geo partitioning, built into the product. This means we don't have to spin up separate servers in each region, which would be much more costly. "

Cons

"I think the engine itself could be improved. If you miss a partition key, it should be able to be modeled. This is where AI could be really helpful. For example, if a user is from Australia, the system should know to look for their data there first instead of searching in the US or another continent. "
Arucy Lionel - PeerSpot user
Co-Founder at Afriziki
Verified user of CockroachDB
Nov 27, 2023
Reliable operational database with an easy setup process

Pros

"The product has valuable security features. "

Cons

"The platform could be more extensible."
Aman-Narang - PeerSpot user
Technology Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of CockroachDB
Nov 21, 2023
Completes node syncing in short time

Pros

"The tool's most valuable feature is node syncing, which takes only 0.54 milliseconds. "

Cons

"CockroachDB needs to improve store processes. "
Hugh Sheehy - PeerSpot user
CEO at Go Eve
Verified user of CockroachDB
Dec 20, 2022
Product version discussed: Latest version
Reliable, quick and simple implementation

Pros

" CockroachDB is highly reliable."

Cons

"The closer they can make CockroachDB to being completely compatible with Postgres, the better. It's almost compatible, but not completely. If it was, it would be nice to just be able to use Postgres libraries without any fiddling."