Citus Data vs CockroachDB comparison

Citus Data

Read 3 Citus Data reviews

1,845 Views
1,461 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

CockroachDB

Read 10 CockroachDB reviews

3,980 Views
2,630 Comparison Views

80% willing to recommend

Citus Data

CockroachDB

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Citus Data and CockroachDB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Citus Data vs. CockroachDB Report (Updated: May 2024).

Buyer's Guide

Citus Data vs. CockroachDB

May 2024

Download the complete report

Helped 787,061 peers since 2012

Categories and Ranking

Citus Data

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

18th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

CockroachDB

Ranking in Relational Databases Tools

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the market share of Citus Data is 2.0% and it increased by 80.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of CockroachDB is 3.1% and it increased by 39.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Relational Databases Tools

Unique Categories:

No other categories found

Featured Reviews

Arucy Lionel

Co-Founder at Afriziki

Nov 20, 2023

Efficiently handles high-traffic scenarios and compatible with PostgreSQL extensions, offering flexibility in database management

There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward. Currently, setting up a multi-node environment is challenging. It's a bit tricky. Installation on each PostgreSQL node can lead to communication issues between nodes. An automatic rebalancing feature would be a significant improvement. Currently, I have to manually command the rebalance. It would be more convenient if it was rebalanced automatically. The dashboard and monitoring capabilities are good, but it would be helpful to have an integrated availability dashboard.

Read full review

Antonio Tringali

Software Engineer at a consultancy with self employed

Nov 15, 2023

Open source with extensive documentation and a University for training

I am a freelancer. A client of mine wanted a solution that would allow them to scale yet not abandon the familiar PostgreSQL front-end (and rewrite a part of their source code). Scalability aside, CockroachDB is a fine way forward from PostgreSQL and is not changing the client source code part of the system. If you are lucky and you do not use newer features from recent versions of PostgreSQL or PostgreSQL extensions, it's fine. There are nice-to-have features for big organizations like regional tables. At the moment, my client simply does not use these. However, the serverless offer from CockroachDB is reacting well as data grows.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Its distributed processing capabilities are a standout feature. It requires minimal changes to get up and running if you already have a system on PostgreSQL. Citus can run in its natural state."

"It's very straightforward to implement the solution. It took us two days to set up everything."

"You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well."

"The availability and the easy to use feature is the most valuable. The documentation is also good."

"I use CockroachDB to test big data samples and to create the best structure for databases. We have four users and required 10 people for deployment and maintenance."

"The best feature of CockroachDB is the ability to keep the nodes in different locations."

"The tool's most valuable feature is node syncing, which takes only 0.54 milliseconds."

"The initial setup and deployment are simple."

"The product has valuable security features."

"The subset of SQL that my client is using is completely supported."

"CockroachDB is highly reliable."

More CockroachDB pros

Cons

"More features in monitoring and the reporting could make it better."

"Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues."

"There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward."

"The platform could be more extensible."

"CockroachDB needs to improve store processes."

"Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network."

"The initial setup and pricing could be improved."

"We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."

"I find the serverless offer a bit confusing."

"The product must improve its disaster recovery features."

"The closer they can make CockroachDB to being completely compatible with Postgres, the better. It's almost compatible, but not completely. If it was, it would be nice to just be able to use Postgres libraries without any fiddling."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Citus Data is an open-source product."

"The platform is affordable even for the enterprise version. It provides value for investment in terms of performance."

"I've used CockroachDB at a small scale on the free accounts because we are only testing."

"The pricing is good but can be made cheaper. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"The product's price depends on the user's company and the contract model they enter into with CockroachDB. Depending on the contract model one enters into with CockroachDB, the product may or may not be expensive."

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Relational Databases Tools solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

787,061 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

39%

Computer Software Company

14%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Citus Data?

You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well.

See all answers

What needs improvement with Citus Data?

Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues.

See all answers

What advice do you have for others considering Citus Data?

I rate the product a seven out of ten.

See all answers

What do you like most about CockroachDB?

The subset of SQL that my client is using is completely supported.

See all answers

What needs improvement with CockroachDB?

I find the serverless offer a bit confusing. The price is a function of the maximum database size. A single SELECT can use a number of request units, for example. If the throughput is high enough, ...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for CockroachDB?

Cockroach nodes were installed in the following: 1. Single host, triple nodes (containers): for evaluation on a low-end PC. 2. Single host, triple nodes (process): to test applications against a ~5...

See all answers

Comparisons

YugabyteDB vs Citus Data

Compared 35% of the time

Amazon Aurora vs Citus Data

Compared 9% of the time

SQL Server vs Citus Data

Compared 7% of the time

MySQL vs Citus Data

Compared 6% of the time

Oracle Database vs Citus Data

Compared 4% of the time

More Citus Data Competitors

Oracle Database vs CockroachDB

Compared 28% of the time

MySQL vs CockroachDB

Compared 17% of the time

Amazon Aurora vs CockroachDB

Compared 12% of the time

SQL Server vs CockroachDB

Compared 8% of the time

MariaDB vs CockroachDB

Compared 6% of the time

More CockroachDB Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Relational Databases Tools

May 2024

Download Citus Data product report

Buyer's Guide

CockroachDB

June 2024

Download CockroachDB product report

Learn More

Citus Data

Cockroach

Overview

Citus is a distributed database that extends PostgreSQL, allowing you to continue using all the powerful Postgres features while still scaling.

Whether you're running into a ceiling on a single node, or need more performance for real-time analytical queries Citus can help.

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built on a transactional and strongly-consistent key-value store. It scales horizontally; survives disk, machine, rack, and even datacenter failures with minimal latency disruption and no manual intervention; supports strongly-consistent ACID transactions; and provides a familiar SQL API for structuring, manipulating, and querying data.

CockroachDB is inspired by Google’s Spanner and F1 technologies, and it’s completely open source.

Sample Customers

Cloud Flare, Agari, Mix Rank, Heap

Baidu, Kindred, Tierion, Heroic Labs, Gorgias

Buyer's Guide

Citus Data vs. CockroachDB

May 2024

Free Report: Citus Data vs. CockroachDB

Find out what your peers are saying about Citus Data vs. CockroachDB and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.

DOWNLOAD NOW

787,061 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Citus Data vs. CockroachDB report.

See our list of best Relational Databases Tools vendors.

We monitor all Relational Databases Tools reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.