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CockroachDB vs Teradata comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CockroachDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Teradata
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (5th), Backup and Recovery (20th), Data Integration (15th), Data Warehouse (3rd), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (9th), Marketing Management (6th), Cloud Data Warehouse (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of CockroachDB is 3.9%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Teradata is 5.4%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Dang Quy Tai - PeerSpot reviewer
Geo-replication benefits with distributed setup and a helpful AI support chatbot
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 our applications. Currently, I am using PostgreSQL, however, I want to try some distributed databases…
RajeshKumar25 - PeerSpot reviewer
Harnessing advanced parallelism for top performance while embracing cloud trends
Teradata is primarily used for data warehousing across all customers. My clients have built-in applications that use Teradata, and their use varies from customer to customer, depending on the industry and database size. The primary function is as an OLAP analytical ecosystem Scalability is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup and deployment are simple."
"The availability and the easy to use feature is the most valuable. The documentation is also good."
"The best feature of CockroachDB is the ability to keep the nodes in different locations."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its resiliency features and the geo-partitioning capabilities."
"The subset of SQL that my client is using is completely supported."
"The product has valuable security features."
"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 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."
"Teradata features high productivity and reliability because it has several redundancy options, so the system is always up and running."
"Teradata can be deployed on-premise, on the cloud, or in a virtual machine, which means customers can move without having to create their architecture all over again."
"The data mover is valuable over the last two years as it allows us to achieve data replication to our disaster recovery systems."
"It's a pre-configured appliance that requires very little in terms of setting-up."
"It is a stable program."
"Teradata has good performance, the response times are very fast. Overall the solution is easy to use. When we do the transformation, we have all of our staging and aggregation data available."
"The flexibility in design is very good."
"The cloud is ten times better than physical hardware; it is more cost-effective and the upgrade process is ten times easier."
 

Cons

"The platform could be more extensible."
"We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."
"The product must improve its disaster recovery features."
"CockroachDB needs to improve store processes."
"I would like CockroachDB to have more compatibility with PostgreSQL, especially with the connection string and technical integrations."
"I find the serverless offer a bit confusing."
"The initial setup and pricing could be improved."
"Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network."
"Teradata's UI could be more user-friendly."
"GUI of administrative tools is really outdated."
"Teradata needs to pay attention to the cloud-based solution to make sure it runs smoothly."
"Query language and its functionality are rather limited, compared to Oracle or even SQL Server. However, it is possible to perform any kind of logic in it (though some workarounds may be required)."
"Needs compatibility with more Big Data platforms."
"The solution needs improvement in its stability, support and pricing."
"The solution is stable. However, there are times when we are using large amounts of data and we can see some latency issues."
"It is hard for some of our users to set up rules for cleansing and transforming data, so this is something that could be improved."
 

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 pricing is good but can be made cheaper. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"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."
"Teradata is expensive but gives value for money, especially if you don't want to move your data to the cloud."
"Teradata is expensive, so it's typically marketed to big customers. However, there have been some changes, and Teradata is now offering more flexible pricing models and equipment leasing. They've added pay-as-you-go and cloud models, so it's changing, but Teradata is generally known as an expensive high-end product."
"We are looking for a more flexible cost model for the next version that we use, whether it be cloud or on-premise."
"Teradata is currently making improvements in this area."
"The cost is substantial, totaling around $1.2 million, solely dedicated to upgrading the hardware."
"Make sure you have the in-house skills to design and support the solution, as relying on external sources is extremely costly and tends to lock you into specific platforms, tools, and paradigms."
"The solution requires a license."
"It's a very expensive product."
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
38%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
6%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
11%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CockroachDB?
The subset of SQL that my client is using is completely supported.
What needs improvement with CockroachDB?
I would like CockroachDB to have more compatibility with PostgreSQL, especially with the connection string and technical integrations.
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...
Comparing Teradata and Oracle Database, which product do you think is better and why?
I have spoken to my colleagues about this comparison and in our collective opinion, the reason why some people may declare Teradata better than Oracle is the pricing. Both solutions are quite simi...
Which companies use Teradata and who is it most suitable for?
Before my organization implemented this solution, we researched which big brands were using Teradata, so we knew if it would be compatible with our field. According to the product's site, the comp...
Is Teradata a difficult solution to work with?
Teradata is not a difficult product to work with, especially since they offer you technical support at all levels if you just ask. There are some features that may cause difficulties - for example,...
 

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