CockroachDB provides a globally distributed PostgreSQL-compatible database with automatic failover.
How CockroachDB Serverless compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as CockroachDB Serverless does. All 5 offer an API, as CockroachDB Serverless does. CockroachDB Serverless offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 2 offer a web app. CockroachDB Serverless was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 2012 and 2021, 2 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the Netherlands and the United States.
Market position · Data
How CockroachDB Serverless compares in Data
CockroachDB Serverless has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates CockroachDB Serverless's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.
CockroachDB Serverless compared with its closest alternatives
CockroachDB Serverless has a free tier, with paid plans from $203 a month.
What are the best alternatives to CockroachDB Serverless?
The closest alternatives to CockroachDB Serverless that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Trino Query Engine, Presto Query FB, DuckDB, ClickHouse Cloud, and dbt Transformations.
Is CockroachDB Serverless still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists CockroachDB Serverless as operating at cockroachlabs.com.
Does CockroachDB Serverless have an API?
Yes. CockroachDB Serverless offers an API.
Who is CockroachDB Serverless for?
CockroachDB Serverless is built for developers.
How do I sign in to CockroachDB Serverless?
Sign in on CockroachDB Serverless's own website, cockroachlabs.com. FalcoScan reviews CockroachDB Serverless but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by CockroachDB Serverless directly.