This page shows you how key features of CockroachDB stack up against other databases. Hover over features for their intended meanings, and click CockroachDB answers to view related documentation.
| CockroachDB | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated Scaling | No Yes | No Yes | Yes | 
| Automated Failover | Optional Yes | Optional Yes | Yes | 
| Automated Repair | No Yes | No Yes | Yes | 
| Strongly Consistent Replication | No Optional Yes | No Optional Yes | Yes | 
| Consensus-Based Replication | No Optional Yes | No Optional Yes | Yes | 
| Distributed Transactions | No Yes No* | No Yes No* | Yes | 
| ACID Semantics | Yes No Row-only Row-only* Document-only | Yes No Row-only Row-only* Document-only | Yes | 
| Eventually Consistent Reads | Yes | Yes | No | 
| SQL | Yes No Read-only | Yes No Read-only | Yes | 
| Open Source | Yes No | Yes No | Yes | 
| Commercial Version | Optional No Yes | Optional No Yes | Optional | 
| Support | Full | Full | Full |