About CockroachDB
CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database that spreads data over many machines and regions. Cockroach Labs also offers Continuum, a hosted cloud service built around it.
What it does
CockroachDB keeps copies of data across nodes and stays available when some nodes fail. You can add nodes as load grows instead of moving to one bigger server. Continuum adds storage and compute scaling, a separate isolated database for each app, and an operations agent that flags problems and suggests fixes.
Key features
- Keeps running when nodes fail
- Add nodes to scale out
- Deploy across several regions
- Isolated database for each app
- Storage costs that follow the data you store
Who it's for
Teams running systems that cannot go down, global apps with users in several regions, and companies that need many isolated databases for customers or internal tools.
Pricing and good to know
Continuum has a free trial, and paid plans are sold on the vendor site. The database is available as self-hosted software and as a cloud service. The license for the core product is not a standard open source license, so read the terms for your version before you use it.
Highlights
- Stays available when individual nodes fail
- Scale out by adding more nodes
- Deploy across several regions
- Separate isolated database for each app
- Storage costs that follow the data you store
