CockroachDB vs Oracle

Distributed SQL has become the go-to choice for modern applications, offering the scalability, resilience, and performance needed in today’s global landscape. However, not all distributed SQL databases are created equal.

In this comparison, we look at CockroachDB alongside Amazon Aurora, a cloud database with scalable extensions, but one that falls short of CockroachDB’s native resilience, consistency, and global distribution.

Why leading enterprises choose CockroachDB

Lower cost of ownership

Say goodbye to costly upcharges and add-ons. CockroachDB can reduce application and ops overhead by up to 90% through automation.

Simplified operations

CockroachDB offers native scale without manual sharding, freeing up engineering hours for more productive tasks.

Cloud flexibility

Stay agile and avoid vendor lock-in. Run CockroachDB in the public cloud of your choice or in your private data center.

_{*For example, version 1 of your app supports schema A, and you want to introduce schema B. First you release app version 2 that is able to work with both schemas A and B. Then with version 3 you update the schema to B. Last you deprecate support for schema A in version 4. This is one of the reasons NoSQL was invented.}

Architected for mission-critical transactional use cases

Relational databases are founded in relational algebra and deliver a highly efficient store that enforces data integrity in the database as opposed to in code.