CockroachDB AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Relational Databases

The best Relational Database alternative to CockroachDB is SQLite, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CockroachDB and many of them are Relational Databases so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Relational Database alternatives to CockroachDB are PostgreSQL, MySQL Community Edition, MariaDB and MongoDB.

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Cockroach is a distributed key/value datastore which supports ACID transactional semantics and versioned values as first-class features. The primary design goal is global consistency and survivability, hence the name.

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CockroachDB alternatives page was last updated Feb 5, 2024
  1. SQLite icon
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    SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

    70 SQLite alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Based Storage
    2.  Web-Database
    3.  Import from SqlServer
    4.  Embeddable
    5.  In-process file-based
    SQLite iconCockroachDB Icon

    SQLite VS CockroachDB

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    • SQLite is the most popular Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to CockroachDB.

    • SQLite is Free and Open SourceCockroachDB is Free and Proprietary
    • SQLite is LightweightCockroachDB is not according to our users
  2. PostgreSQL icon
     309 likes

    PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 35 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

    75 PostgreSQL alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    PostgreSQL Features

    1.  Community-based
    2.  Relational Database
    3.  GIS Data
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  High stability
    6.  Fast speed
    PostgreSQL iconCockroachDB Icon

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  3. MySQL Community Edition icon
     294 likes

    MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts.

    69 MySQL Community Edition alternatives
    MySQL Workbench

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MySQL Community Edition Features

    1. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    MySQL Community Edition iconCockroachDB Icon

    MySQL Community Edition VS CockroachDB

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  4. MariaDB icon
     133 likes

    MariaDB is a backward compatible, drop-in replacement of the MySQL® Database Server. It includes all major open source storage engines.

    56 MariaDB alternatives
    Deploy

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MariaDB Features

    1.  Relational Database
    2.  Replication
    MariaDB iconCockroachDB Icon

    MariaDB VS CockroachDB

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  5. MongoDB icon
     144 likes

    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

    106 MongoDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    MongoDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    MongoDB iconCockroachDB Icon

    MongoDB VS CockroachDB

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    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based alternative to CockroachDB.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryCockroachDB is Free and Proprietary
  6. Microsoft SQL Server icon
     82 likes

    SQL Server delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage your data by enabling you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents within the database.

    69 Microsoft SQL Server alternatives
    Microsoft SQL Server screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Microsoft SQL Server Features

    1.  Database Server
    Microsoft SQL Server iconCockroachDB Icon

    Microsoft SQL Server VS CockroachDB

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  7. DbGate icon
     16 likes

    DbGate is cross-platform database manager. Simple and effective, allowing to work with many various databases simultaneously - SQL and NoSQL.

    163 DbGate alternatives
    DbGate screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Database Management Tool
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Relational Database
    4.  MongoDB
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Support for MS SQL Server
    7.  ER Diagrams
    8. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    9.  SQLite
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Import CSV Data
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    DbGate iconCockroachDB Icon

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  8. Apache Cassandra icon
     32 likes

    The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

    48 Apache Cassandra alternatives
    Apache Cassandra screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure

    Apache Cassandra Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  High Availability
    4.  REST API
    5.  GraphQL
    6.  Distributed
    Apache Cassandra iconCockroachDB Icon

    Apache Cassandra VS CockroachDB

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  9. ArangoDB icon
     35 likes

    ArangoDB database is an open-source NoSQL solution with a flexible data model for documents, graphs, and key-values.

    46 ArangoDB alternatives
    ArangoDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ArangoDB Features

    1.  Graph database
    2.  NoSQL database
    ArangoDB iconCockroachDB Icon

    ArangoDB VS CockroachDB

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  10. Firebird icon
     21 likes

    Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL-92 features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers.

    48 Firebird alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Firebird iconCockroachDB Icon

    Firebird VS CockroachDB

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    • Firebird is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to CockroachDB.

    • Firebird is Free and Open SourceCockroachDB is Free and Proprietary
  11. EdgeDB icon
     2 likes

    EdgeDB is a database designed to solve some fundamental design flaws that make working with databases—both relational and NoSQL alike—unnecessarily onerous.

    69 EdgeDB alternatives
    EdgeDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    EdgeDB Features

    1.  Graph database
    EdgeDB iconCockroachDB Icon

    EdgeDB VS CockroachDB

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  12. YDB icon
     3 likes

    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

    57 YDB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    YDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Distributed Database
    YDB iconCockroachDB Icon

    YDB VS CockroachDB

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