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Index CockroachDB Alternatives

§ Alternatives

Alternatives to CockroachDB.

CockroachDB fits most workloads in its category, but it's not the only option. Here are 2 alternatives we track, each with the trade-off you make by switching to it.

  1. 01

    PostgreSQL.

    Relational

    The world's most advanced open-source relational database.

    21k ★

    Online transaction processing (OLTP) · Geospatial (GIS) · Vector search · Full-text search

    CockroachDB vs PostgreSQL → PostgreSQL page →
  2. 02

    Citus.

    Postgres platform

    A Postgres extension that distributes tables across a cluster for horizontal scale-out.

    12k ★

    Online transaction processing (OLTP) · Multi-tenant SaaS · Analytics

    CockroachDB vs Citus → Citus page →

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