Product overview — Relational Databases • High

CockroachDB Cloud

Managed distributed SQL database with Postgres-compatible interfaces, evaluated when teams need resilience and scaling patterns beyond a single-region Postgres operating model.

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Last updated 2026-02-09 Intel generated 2026-01-14 3 sources linked

Who is this best for?

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Best for

Teams needing distributed SQL resilience patterns
Systems where operational resilience and scaling path are primary constraints
Teams where single-region database risk becomes unacceptable

Who should avoid

You are early-stage and a single-region Postgres is sufficient
You want minimal complexity and fastest path to ship
Your organization lacks the maturity to operate a distributed SQL model

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