Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: CockroachDB Serverless
CockroachDB Serverless clearly comes out ahead of Azure Cosmos DB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. CockroachDB Serverless's paid plans start at $129.60/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Cockroach Labs | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | devopsdatabase | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
CockroachDB Serverless
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| Feature | cockroachdb-serverless | azure-cosmos-db |
|---|---|---|
| 99.99% Availability | ||
| 1,000 Ru/S Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Aws And Gcp Multi-Region Support For Select Regions | ||
| 25 Gb Storage | ||
| Aws, Gcp And Azure Multi-Region Support For All Regions | ||
| Autoscale Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Cmek And Other Controls For Your Pci / Hipaa Needs | ||
| Lifetime Of One Azure Cosmos Db Account Per Azure Subscription | ||
| Includes Mcp, Cli And Agent Skills | ||
| Pay For Compute (Ru/S Or Vcores), Storage, And Bandwidth | ||
| Integration Of Vector Data With Transactional Data | ||
| Serverless Throughput | ||
| Ip Allowlist Access Control | ||
| Standard Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Metrics And Log Export To Datadog | ||
| On-Demand Compute And Storage That Scales To Zero | ||
| On-Demand Storage | ||
| Private Connectivity | ||
| Provisioned Compute And Storage With Unlimited Scaling | ||
| Provisioned Compute With Instant Scaling Up To 200 Vcpus | ||
| Up To 99.999% Availability |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, CockroachDB Serverless comes out ahead overall, though Azure Cosmos DB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both CockroachDB Serverless and Azure Cosmos DB offer a free tier.
Azure Cosmos DB scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
CockroachDB Serverless is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
