Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Surrealdb
SurrealDB clearly comes out ahead of CockroachDB on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. CockroachDB's paid plans start at $131.40/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Cockroach Labs | SurrealDB Ltd. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Surrealdb
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| Feature | cockroachdb | surrealdb |
|---|---|---|
| 99.99% Availability | ||
| Additional Support Options | ||
| Aws And Gcp Multi-Region Support For Select Regions | ||
| Cloud Rbac And Abac | ||
| Aws, Gcp And Azure Multi-Region Support For All Regions | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Cmek And Other Controls For Your Pci / Hipaa Needs | ||
| Daily Automated Backups | ||
| Includes Mcp, Cli And Agent Skills | ||
| Fault Tolerant Deployments | ||
| Integration Of Vector Data With Transactional Data | ||
| Horizontal Scalability | ||
| Ip Allowlist Access Control | ||
| Limited Compute Node Size | ||
| Metrics And Log Export To Datadog | ||
| Single-Tenant Storage | ||
| On-Demand Compute And Storage That Scales To Zero | ||
| Social Authentication | ||
| On-Demand Storage | ||
| Standard Support | ||
| Private Connectivity | ||
| Surreal Sidekick Ai Copilot | ||
| Provisioned Compute And Storage With Unlimited Scaling | ||
| Team Collaboration | ||
| Provisioned Compute With Instant Scaling Up To 200 Vcpus | ||
| Vertical Scalability | ||
| Up To 99.999% Availability |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, SurrealDB comes out ahead overall, though CockroachDB can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both CockroachDB and SurrealDB offer a free tier.
SurrealDB scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
