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Alternatives to CockroachDB
CockroachDB: SQL database for building global, scalable cloud services that survive disasters. 8 products similar to CockroachDB, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 8 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 3 of 8 offer an MCP server, 2 of 8 are open source.
- MongoDB Atlas
Fully managed cloud database service built on the MongoDB document model
- DigitalOcean
Cloud infrastructure platform offering virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, databases, storage, and AI/ML services with flat, usage-based pricing.
- Layerbase
Serverless and managed databases for 18 engines with flat monthly pricing and no usage meters
- CrateDB
European open-source distributed SQL database for real-time analytics on live operational data
- Couchbase Capella
Fully managed cloud database service for Couchbase, running on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
- Clever Cloud
Fully managed sovereign cloud platform for hosting, deploying and operating applications.
- Turso
SQLite-based database architecture for millions of databases
- MemCachier
Managed memcache service with a custom implementation of the memcache protocol.
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CockroachDB | Usage-based · from $0.057 per vCPU-hour (Standard, lowest region rate); $0.092/vCPU-hr Standard and $0.162/vCPU-hr Mission Critical for AWS us-east-1 | yes | yes | — | — | — |
| MongoDB Atlas | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| DigitalOcean | Usage-based · from $4/month (Droplets); $0/month tiers for App Platform, Functions, VPC, Container Registry, Uptime, and Support | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| Layerbase | Freemium · from $0 | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| CrateDB | Freemium · from $0.073/hour | yes | yes | — | yes | yes |
| Couchbase Capella | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Clever Cloud | Usage-based | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Turso | Freemium | yes | yes | — | yes | yes |
| MemCachier | Freemium · from ~$14/month (Basic plan, hourly billing) | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
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