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As of May 2026, the mindshare of CockroachDB in the Relational Databases Tools category stands at 4.1%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CockroachDB4.1%
Oracle Database10.9%
SQL Server10.7%
Other74.3%
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryRelational Databases ToolsMay 9, 2026Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersMay 9, 2026Download
ComparisonCockroachDB vs SQL ServerMay 9, 2026Download
ComparisonCockroachDB vs Oracle DatabaseMay 9, 2026Download
ComparisonCockroachDB vs SAP HANAMay 9, 2026Download
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Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
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Company SizeCount
Small Business90
Midsize Enterprise54
Large Enterprise171
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Financial Services Firm
18%
Educational Organization
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Construction Company
5%
Retailer
4%
Outsourcing Company
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
Transportation Company
3%
Media Company
3%
Wholesaler/Distributor
3%
Government
3%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
3%
Performing Arts
2%
Non Profit
2%
Healthcare Company
2%
Logistics Company
2%
Energy/Utilities Company
2%
Consumer Goods Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
1%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Insurance Company
1%
Wellness & Fitness Company
1%

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CockroachDB Reviews Summary
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Manager, Software Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees4.0I've used CockroachDB for two years, valuing its RDBMS features, scalability, and self-healing. While developer-friendly, I find its UI limited and multi-region deployment costly due to replica needs. Setup was straightforward and support good.
Software Engineer at a consultancy with self employed5.0I use CockroachDB to scale PostgreSQL applications, valuing its compatibility and scalability for backtests, without code changes. While easy to set up, I find the serverless pricing model, with its request units and potential throttling, confusing.
Student at Univerzita obrany4.0I'm testing CockroachDB for school, valuing its distributed, geo-replication features. I deployed a three-node cluster and found the AI chatbot useful. I seek better PostgreSQL compatibility, particularly with connection strings.
Senior Principal Architect ,Technology Strategy at Discover Financial Services4.0I use CockroachDB for its excellent resiliency and geo-partitioning, despite a difficult initial setup. While it's a scalable and overall great relational database (8.5/10), its automatic failover needs improvement.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees4.0I find CockroachDB excellent for distributed data isolation, meeting compliance, and scalability. It's stable and easy to set up. However, I recommend improvements in enterprise features like disaster recovery and backup, despite improved support.
Staff DBRE at SecurityScorecard4.0I value its auto geo-partitioning for data residency, cost savings, and speed, though the engine needs improvement for partition keys. I've experienced stability issues with patches and inconsistent support, and there's a learning curve to its distributed database calls.
Co-Founder at Afriziki4.5I find CockroachDB excellent for high-velocity data, offering great scalability, stability, and security. Its Postgres compatibility is valuable, though extensibility needs improvement. Overall, it's a reliable distributed database for complex operational use cases.
CEO at Go Eve4.0I find CockroachDB nearly compatible with Postgres but wish it were fully so to use Postgres libraries easily. Compared to Google Spanner, CockroachDB allows smaller-scale deployments and better cost efficiency, which is advantageous for our needs.