CockroachDB helped us sync the nodes in a short time.
Technology Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Completes node syncing in short time
Pros and Cons
- "The tool's most valuable feature is node syncing, which takes only 0.54 milliseconds."
- "CockroachDB needs to improve store processes."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The tool's most valuable feature is node syncing, which takes only 0.54 milliseconds.
What needs improvement?
CockroachDB needs to improve store processes.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
CockroachDB is scalable. We have more than 35 million records.
How are customer service and support?
CockroachDB's support is good, though they take some time to reply.
How was the initial setup?
If you do it for the first time, the tool's deployment is complex. Once you get an overview, it is easy.
What other advice do I have?
I rate CockroachDB an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Master Student at a university with 11-50 employees
Distributed database solution used to sample big data sets and structure databases
Pros and Cons
- "I use CockroachDB to test big data samples and to create the best structure for databases. We have four users and required 10 people for deployment and maintenance."
- "I use CockroachDB to test big data samples and to create the best structure for databases."
- "Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network."
- "Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network."
What is our primary use case?
I use CockroachDB to test big data samples and to create the best structure for databases. We have four users and required 10 people for deployment and maintenance.
What needs improvement?
Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solutions, although we have experienced some issues with the many protocols we need to follow.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support for this solution is not very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. It took one week to deploy.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Oracle Cloud Infra Architect at Sterlite Technologies Ltd
Simple to deploy and the support is good, but better features for high availability are needed
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup and deployment are simple."
- "The initial setup and deployment are simple."
- "We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."
- "We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."
What is our primary use case?
We are currently evaluating this product to see if it can support distributed transactions with high availability. We are comparing it with Oracle, trying to see it can achieve the same thing.
What is most valuable?
The initial setup and deployment are simple.
What needs improvement?
We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with CockroachDB for close to six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We are still evaluating and I have only used a small amount of data. For a small volume, the stability seems perfectly fine. As for when the volume of data grows, this is something that I will have to check.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not tested scalability.
How are customer service and technical support?
We are in touch with a couple of vendors from Cockroach Labs and the technical support is good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use a combination of cloud-based and on-premises databases. On-premises we have Oracle and SQL Server. Our cloud-native databases are PostgreSQL and MySQL.
PostgreSQL is quite similar to Oracle but CockroachDB is still evolving.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex.
What other advice do I have?
At this point, I have not used this product enough to fully rate it on all of the features. In three or four months' time, I will have a better idea and understanding of it.
I would rate this solution a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Executive Director / R&D Dept. General Manager at Riz Inc.
For me, the learning curb was low.
Pros and Cons
- "CockroachDB is a best practice for my organization."
What is our primary use case?
The use case is a backend DB for an app.
The CockrorchDB is on CentOS7.x with a cloud server service.
How has it helped my organization?
CockroachDB is a best practice for my organization.
High management of the CockroachDB (like creating or managing a data center across regions) seems so simple, and users can focus on developing the app.
CockroachDB is very handy.
What is most valuable?
I think CockroachDB has two important valuable features which are my favorite:
1. Having high fault-tolerance for clusters level and even data center level, which may run by a simple process.
2. The learning curb was low (for me at least). This comes into play for installing, deployment, SQL and more.
I think that this DB is helpful to easily and speedily provide a single and large service to the world.
What needs improvement?
As additional features, I wish there was Japanese documentation, instead of just English. I know how powerful and simple CockroachDB can be for many Japanese people with the correct documentation.
For how long have I used the solution?
Half a year
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Cloud Engineer at Leek Solucoes
An RDBMS that Replicates Your Data for Availability and Guarantees Consistency
Pros and Cons
- "The availability and the easy to use feature is the most valuable. The documentation is also good."
- "The initial setup and pricing could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is used for Kubernetes to put on database.
What is most valuable?
The availability and the easy to use feature is the most valuable. The documentation is also good.
What needs improvement?
The initial setup and pricing could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with CockroachDB.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.I would rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. I would late the scalability a nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, I have used Postgres but the operator for Postgres is not very good and that is why we shifted to CockroachDB.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of CockroachDB can be difficult initially if you are pushing on the operator line but then it becomes easy. Only one person is required for the maintenance of any project on CockroachDB.
What about the implementation team?
We are using the Helm. So we do the the upgrade and the deployment of the cockroach by ourselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is good but can be made cheaper. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
The advice of just to read the documentation and look for examples. I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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