CockroachDB

Distributed SQL database built for cloud-native applications with PostgreSQL wire compatibility. Delivers strong consistency, automated failover, and horizontal scale without manual sharding or application rewrites.

Trusted by fintechs like SumUp and Riskified, plus platforms such as Booking.com and CoreWeave, for business-critical systems. Differentiates from single-node Postgres and sharded setups by combining transactional consistency with global distribution: survive regional outages with zero data loss, scale from a few nodes to hundreds, and pin data to specific localities for compliance.

Key features:

• PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with familiar tooling and migrations via MOLT
• Multi-region deployment with configurable replication and failover
• Geo-partitioning and data locality rules for regulatory compliance
• Kubernetes-native deployment on any cloud or on-premises
• Real-time change streaming to analytics and downstream systems

Developers and platform teams use CockroachDB for global transactional workloads, payment systems, inventory and order management, and applications requiring both scale and compliance. Integrates with standard Postgres drivers, ORMs, and CI/CD pipelines.