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CockroachDB Pricing: Plans & Features 2026
Serverless starts at $0/mo for distributed SQL, while dedicated plans scale up for multi-region PostgreSQL workloads.
CockroachDB plans and pricing
High· Verified June 28, 2026
30-day free trial · Dedicated plan·No credit card required
Serverless
Free- ✓10 GiB free storage
- ✓50 million free Request Units (RUs) per month
- ✓PostgreSQL-compatible SQL
- ✓Automatic scaling to zero
- ✓Multi-AZ redundancy
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MOST POPULARDedicated
Contact Sales- ✓Dedicated CPU and RAM resources
- ✓Multi-region deployment options
- ✓Private networking (VPC Peering, AWS PrivateLink)
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA
- ✓Configurable automated backups
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Enterprise
Contact SalesBest for: Custom pricing for large-scale multi-region deployments
- ✓Self-hosted or fully managed deployment
- ✓99.999% uptime SLA option
- ✓Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)
- ✓Single Sign-On (SSO) and advanced IAM
- ✓HIPAA and FedRAMP compliance
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Pricing Expert Take
Independent analysis · CockroachDB
Verified Pricing Data
Value Analysis
CockroachDB bypasses the category median of $114/mo by offering a highly competitive Serverless plan that starts at $0/mo with 10 GiB of free storage and 50 million Request Units (RUs). For scaling operations, the Dedicated and Enterprise tiers require custom quotes ($null/mo) to accommodate dedicated resources and multi-region deployments. The Serverless tier offers exceptional value for developers needing PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with automatic scaling to zero, making it a highly cost-effective entry point.
Hidden Costs
- Overage charges of $0.50 per additional GiB once you exceed the free 10 GiB storage limit on the Serverless plan.
- Overage charges for exceeding the 50 million free Request Units (RUs) per month on Serverless.
Red Flags
Cockroach Labs has faced significant user backlash due to major licensing shifts, specifically moving CockroachDB to a fully proprietary license. This change restricts open-source flexibility and forces commercial users into stricter, potentially more expensive compliance pathways.
"Cockroach Labs is moving CockroachDB to a fully proprietary license."
Based on analysis of recent Reddit and G2 discussions.
Green Wins
Even the free tier offers survives disk, machine, rack, and datacenter failures with zero data loss - strong value at no cost.
- Survives disk, machine, rack, and datacenter failures with zero data loss.
- Horizontally scales both reads and writes by simply adding new nodes.
- PostgreSQL wire-protocol compatibility simplifies migration and tooling.
User Voices
"The free tier of CockroachDB serverless covers up to 50 million RU/month"
"To answer your question directly, there is a cheaper approach you can take"
"Would need a MASSIVE effort to switch to MySQL or CockroachDB"
Verdict
Small teams and serverless developers should start with the Serverless plan to exploit the generous free tier. Enterprises requiring multi-region resilience and strict compliance should negotiate a Dedicated or Enterprise contract. If you want a traditional open-source relational database without licensing headaches, deploy PostgreSQL at $0/mo as the ultimate cost-effective alternative.
ComparEdge EditorialUpdated: June 28, 2026
What CockroachDB really costs
Beyond the subscription: what to budget for
List price covers the subscription. Total cost of ownership for CockroachDB typically includes additional line items that don't appear on the pricing page.
Implementation
Setup, data migration, initial configuration
Training
Onboarding, certification, admin enablement
Premium Support
SLA upgrades, dedicated CSM, 24/7 access
Required Add-ons
Features gated behind higher tiers or paid extras
Integrations
Third-party connectors, API usage, custom builds
Annual True-Up
Seat overages, usage spikes, contract reconciliation
CockroachDB price history
Expert verified·Updated July 1, 2026
Price & Data Intelligence SyncLast verified: June 28, 2026 · CE-DB-2026W23-B0FFC9 · ✓ Pricing updated May 21, 2026
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Sources & Data Trail · CockroachDB
- 1.Official Pricing Page·Source of verified tiers(Checked: 2026-06-28)
- 2.Official Website·Official vendor website
- 3.G2·G2 verified user reviews · 4.3/5 · 29 reviews
- 4.TrustRadius·TrustRadius verified reviews
- 5.PeerSpot·PeerSpot enterprise peer reviews