Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Convex
Convex clearly comes out ahead of CockroachDB Serverless on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $129.60/mo for CockroachDB Serverless and $25/mo for Convex.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | saas tool |
| Company | Cockroach Labs | Convex |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devopsdatabase | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Convex
freemium
usage based
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| Feature | cockroachdb-serverless | convex |
|---|---|---|
| 99.99% Availability | ||
| Auth | ||
| Aws And Gcp Multi-Region Support For Select Regions | ||
| Crons | ||
| Aws, Gcp And Azure Multi-Region Support For All Regions | ||
| Custom Domains | ||
| Cmek And Other Controls For Your Pci / Hipaa Needs | ||
| Custom Msa | ||
| Includes Mcp, Cli And Agent Skills | ||
| Daily Backups | ||
| Integration Of Vector Data With Transactional Data | ||
| Email Support | ||
| Ip Allowlist Access Control | ||
| Everything In Free & Starter | ||
| Metrics And Log Export To Datadog | ||
| Everything In Professional | ||
| On-Demand Compute And Storage That Scales To Zero | ||
| Exception Reporting | ||
| On-Demand Storage | ||
| File Storage | ||
| Private Connectivity | ||
| Health & Insights Dashboard | ||
| Provisioned Compute And Storage With Unlimited Scaling | ||
| High-Scale Dedicated Deployments | ||
| Provisioned Compute With Instant Scaling Up To 200 Vcpus | ||
| Hipaa/Soc 2 Reports | ||
| Up To 99.999% Availability | ||
| Log Streaming | ||
| Node.Js Actions | ||
| Preview Deployments |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Convex comes out ahead overall, though CockroachDB Serverless can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
CockroachDB Serverless's paid plans start at $129.60/mo and Convex's start at $25/mo, so Convex is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both CockroachDB Serverless and Convex offer a free tier.
CockroachDB Serverless is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
