CockroachDB vs SAP SQL Anywhere comparison

Cockroach and SAP are both solutions in the Relational Databases Tools category. Cockroach is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.4, while SAP is ranked #17 with an average rating of 10.0. Cockroach holds a 3.8% mindshare in SQL, compared to SAP’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 83% of Cockroach users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

SAP SQL Anywhere and CockroachDB are competing in the database management systems category. CockroachDB seems to have the upper hand due to its scalability and advanced features, making it more appealing for distributed database solutions.

Features: SAP SQL Anywhere specializes in mobile and remote database synchronization, supporting applications requiring local storage and offline capabilities. It offers a user-friendly interface and reliable data management. CockroachDB provides robust horizontal scalability, a strong distributed SQL engine for consistency, and fault tolerance, alongside advanced geo-partitioning capabilities.

Room for Improvement: SAP SQL Anywhere could enhance its scalability and performance in cloud environments, improve its support for distributed systems, and expand its feature set for larger-scale operations. CockroachDB may need to broaden its customer support scope, refine usability in its learning curve, and optimize initial setup complexities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP SQL Anywhere offers ease of integration with existing systems and multiple deployment options from on-premise to cloud, backed by a well-established support network. CockroachDB supports container-friendly deployment, ideal for cloud-native applications, but its customer service might not match SAP’s comprehensive framework.

Pricing and ROI: SAP SQL Anywhere provides cost-effective solutions that deliver a solid return on investment for small to medium applications where local data handling is crucial. CockroachDB, while having a potentially higher setup cost, offers scalability and performance benefits that justify the expense for larger operations.

To learn more, read our detailed CockroachDB vs. SAP SQL Anywhere Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

CockroachDB

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP SQL Anywhere

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

17th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of CockroachDB is 3.8%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP SQL Anywhere is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Antonio Tringali

Software Engineer at a consultancy with self employed

Open source with extensive documentation and a University for training

I am a freelancer. A client of mine wanted a solution that would allow them to scale yet not abandon the familiar PostgreSQL front-end (and rewrite a part of their source code). Scalability aside, CockroachDB is a fine way forward from PostgreSQL and is not changing the client source code part of the system. If you are lucky and you do not use newer features from recent versions of PostgreSQL or PostgreSQL extensions, it's fine. There are nice-to-have features for big organizations like regional tables. At the moment, my client simply does not use these. However, the serverless offer from CockroachDB is reacting well as data grows.

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Crewmem67

IT Consultant at College Notre Dame de Nazareth

Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure

It is not as good as a SQL Server. I prefer to work with the SQL Server for Microsoft or Oracle. These are better as there are some comments on SQL Anywhere that makes me feel that I'm blocked. We'd like to have them update to a new version. They should update more often. I find I can't move to a new version without running tests as there are chances of bugs that can get into my system. The initial setup is not simple or straightforward, and it took a while to deploy. It is not as secure as it could be. This is an aspect they need to improve. There needs to be more encryption.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The availability and the easy to use feature is the most valuable. The documentation is also good."

"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."

"The product has valuable security features."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its resiliency features and the geo-partitioning capabilities."

"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."

"CockroachDB is highly reliable."

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

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

More CockroachDB pros

"It works well in general."

"SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful."

"The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive."

"We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast."

"The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most."

Cons

"I find the serverless offer a bit confusing."

"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."

"The platform could be more extensible."

"I would like CockroachDB to have more compatibility with PostgreSQL, especially with the connection string and technical integrations."

"We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."

"The initial setup and pricing could be improved."

"The product must improve its disaster recovery features."

"CockroachDB needs to improve store processes."

More CockroachDB cons

"It is not as secure as it could be."

"The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly."

"A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14."

"SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."

"We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I've used CockroachDB at a small scale on the free accounts because we are only testing."

"The solution's pricing is not cheap. However, the good thing is that customers are willing to pay for it if they want it."

"The product's price depends on the user's company and the contract model they enter into with CockroachDB. Depending on the contract model one enters into with CockroachDB, the product may or may not be expensive."

"The platform is affordable even for the enterprise version. It provides value for investment in terms of performance."

"The pricing is good but can be made cheaper. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable."

"SQL Anywhere cost us about $400."

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Financial Services Firm

37%

Computer Software Company

13%

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Computer Software Company

20%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CockroachDB?

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

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What needs improvement with CockroachDB?

I would like CockroachDB to have more compatibility with PostgreSQL, especially with the connection string and technical integrations.

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What is your primary use case for CockroachDB?

I am studying how to deploy CockroachDB and YugaByteDB, and learning some basic information about them. I am testing these databases as part of my school application to find a suitable database for...

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What do you like most about SAP SQL Anywhere?

SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP SQL Anywhere?

SAP SQL Anywhere is affordable.

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What needs improvement with SAP SQL Anywhere?

SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA.

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Overview

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built on a transactional and strongly-consistent key-value store. It scales horizontally; survives disk, machine, rack, and even datacenter failures with minimal latency disruption and no manual intervention; supports strongly-consistent ACID transactions; and provides a familiar SQL API for structuring, manipulating, and querying data.

CockroachDB is inspired by Google’s Spanner and F1 technologies, and it’s completely open source.

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SAP SQL Anywhere enables companies to develop custom mobile and IoT application and rapidly design and deploy embedded database applications. The RDBMS solutions can provide secure, reliable data management and synchronization for thousands of mobile devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and remote environments. They let business users work uninterrupted, even without a network connection.

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Baidu, Kindred, Tierion, Heroic Labs, Gorgias

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