Starts at $0 / month
Serverless plan that scales to zero and bills by Request Unit and storage.
- On-demand compute
- Up to 3 TiB storage
- Single-region or multi-region deployment
CockroachDB Cloud Pricing, Features & Alternatives
Managed distributed SQL clusters across supported AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud regions.
CockroachDB Cloud runs CockroachDB as a managed distributed SQL service with PostgreSQL-compatible SQL. Basic and Standard grow storage automatically, while Basic can suspend tenant SQL compute when traffic and connections reach zero; the storage layer stays active and open connections delay suspension. Replication provides automatic failover, with failure tolerance determined by cluster topology and placement. Read scaling uses CockroachDB follower reads rather than a separate read-only endpoint; follower reads can be stale or depend on GLOBAL-table semantics.
Best for
Transactional applications that need PostgreSQL-compatible SQL, horizontal scaling, multi-zone resilience, and optional multi-region data placement.
Watch out for
CockroachDB is not PostgreSQL internally, and Basic-plan Request Units, distributed transactions, indexes, cross-region traffic, and data locality can make performance and cost harder to predict.
- Workloads
- Backend Services
- Real-Time Applications
- Web Applications
- Services
- Managed Databases
- Delivery
- Managed
Development & Execution
Supported platform capabilities, execution environments, development technologies, deployment models, integrations, and triggers.
Database support
- PostgreSQL
Capabilities
- Compute Autoscaling
- Storage Autoscaling
- Scale to Zero
- Automatic Failover
- Point-in-Time Recovery
- Read Replicas
- Automated Backups
Integrations
- Datadog
- Terraform
Deployment model
- Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Pricing
Published pricing structure, representative costs, and material billing factors.
- Free Tier
- Recurring free allowances
- Free Trial
- New customers receive temporary trial credits.
- Self-Hosted
- Self-hosted pricing available
- Commitment
- Basic is usage-based
CockroachDB Cloud Plans
Basic uses metered Request Units, while Standard and Advanced use provisioned compute.
From $0.18 / hour
Provisioned compute for steady workloads.
- Provisioned vCPUs
- Private connectivity
- Data transfer and backups billed separately
From $0.60 / hour
Provisioned compute with expanded cloud, scale, security, and compliance options.
- AWS, GCP, and Azure
- Single-region or multi-region deployment
- CMEK, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and SOC 2 support
Basic Metered Usage Additional Usage Cost
Basic meters compute through Request Units and bills storage separately.
| Resource | Billing Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Request Units | per additional million RUs | ~$0.20 |
| Storage | per GiB-month beyond the included allowance | $0.50 |
Free Tier
No card requiredBasic includes recurring monthly usage allowances per organization.
- Request Units: 50 million RUs per month
- Storage: 10 GiB per month
Free Trial
No card requiredNew customers receive temporary trial credits.
- Trial credits: 400 USD credits
Self-Hosted Pricing
CockroachDB can be self-hosted without a license fee for most uses; infrastructure and operations are billed separately.
Enterprise Pricing
Custom pricing is available for Advanced deployments.
Billing Commitment
Basic is usage-based; Standard and Advanced bill provisioned compute.
Infrastructure & Availability
Where workloads run, how deployment is scoped, and what underlying infrastructure the platform depends on.
CockroachDB Cloud region availability varies by service tier and cloud provider. Basic and Standard share an AWS and Google Cloud provider footprint, while Advanced supports the broader AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud footprint. Exact region availability remains tier-specific.
Basic & Standard
CockroachDB Cloud Basic and Standard use AWS and Google Cloud. Their exact region inventories remain tier-specific, so srvrlss does not publish one combined region count or table for both tiers.
Applies to
- CockroachDB Cloud Basic
- CockroachDB Cloud Standard
Deployment model
- Managed cloud
Deployment scope
- Regional
Infrastructure providers
- Amazon Web Services
- Google Cloud Platform
Advanced
CockroachDB Cloud Advanced supports AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud and therefore has a broader availability footprint than Basic and Standard.
Applies to
- CockroachDB Cloud Advanced
Deployment model
- Managed cloud
Deployment scope
- Regional
Infrastructure providers
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
Availability reviewed
Security & Compliance
Security Controls
- Access Control
- Organization and cluster roles CockroachDB Cloud organizations
- Single Sign-On
- SAML, OIDC, and SCIM provisioning Cloud Organization SSO
- Audit Logging
- Organization, user, cluster, login, and configuration events CockroachDB Cloud organization audit logs
- Encryption at Rest
- Cloud disk encryption; customer-managed keys available CMEK on Advanced; supported clouds and regions only
- Encryption in Transit
- TLS 1.2+ at the perimeter; TLS 1.3 for client and inter-node traffic
- IP Allow List
- Basic and higher plans
- Private Networking
- PrivateLink or VPC peering Standard and Advanced plans
Audits & Certifications
- SOC Reports
- SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 CockroachDB Cloud managed services
- PCI DSS
- SAQ-A and SAQ-D CockroachDB Cloud Advanced
Compliance
- HIPAA
- HIPAA-ready Advanced plan; annual assessment and signed BAA required
FAQ
What is a Request Unit in CockroachDB?
A Request Unit (RU) measures the compute and I/O used by a database operation. SQL processing, reads, writes, and network traffic contribute to RU usage, so more resource-intensive operations consume more RUs.
Is self-hosted CockroachDB free?
CockroachDB Core is available free of charge, but not every self-hosted CockroachDB feature is free. Enterprise-designated self-hosted features require a paid enterprise license, while infrastructure and operations are always separate costs.
