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CockroachDB vs DataStax Enterprise comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
CockroachDB's serverless model provides cost-effective, versatile cloud solutions, offering significant savings and operational advantages over separate environments.
Sentiment score
5.4
Entities saved costs, improved performance, and reduced time to market with DataStax Enterprise, achieving 99.9% uptime and efficiency.
We have seen a return on investment with DataStax Enterprise as we saved a lot of money and time, despite investing more on infrastructure; our ongoing business success with a 99.9% uptime helps us earn more.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
Earlier it was around 15 months, and we have been able to deploy and scale our application within 10 months.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
We realized significant cost savings after migrating to DataStax Enterprise, as the previously slow critical queries now run significantly faster, improving efficiency and performance metrics across the board.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.0
CockroachDB customer service is mixed; technical support quality varies, with users praising the AI chatbot, but responsiveness needs improvement.
Sentiment score
7.8
DataStax Enterprise support is highly praised for efficiency, responsiveness, quick resolutions, and knowledgeable, proactive assistance.
The issue was resolved efficiently.
Manager, Software Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the customer support a 10 because I always receive the help I need from them.
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Any requests I have raised receive prompt responses, often within minutes.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Real-time transaction processing, both reads and writes, is where DataStax Enterprise shines the most.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
CockroachDB excels in scalability and resource management, praised for seamless scaling from small to large, supporting diverse needs efficiently.
Sentiment score
8.7
DataStax Enterprise offers exceptional scalability and efficiency, enhancing performance, reducing costs, and supporting multi-region deployments with active-active architecture.
Overall, we saw a decrease in operational costs due to better resource usage and less manual work, which made my team more efficient and allowed us to focus on new projects.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
DataStax Enterprise's scalability is very fast with linear scalability and hence is very scalable.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
The active-active architecture helped us really scale and provide data to both Singapore and Indian users.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
CockroachDB is stable overall, highly rated for reliability but faces challenges with protocol issues and large, complex workloads.
Sentiment score
8.2
DataStax Enterprise shows strong stability and scalability, reducing downtime by 40% and effectively supporting extensive organizational demands.
DataStax Enterprise provides enough stability for our organization, and scaling can be done up to terabytes and petabytes.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
After using DataStax Enterprise, our system downtime dropped by approximately 40%, helping us avoid lost revenue.
DevSecOps Engineer (Software Development Engineer II) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Room For Improvement

CockroachDB requires improvements in documentation, compatibility, UI features, disaster recovery, latency optimization, integration, and cost efficiency for global deployment.
DataStax Enterprise needs enhanced UI, automation, compatibility, support, and cost effectiveness to reduce complexity and improve processes.
For multi-region deployment, CockroachDB requires at least three plus replicas across data centers to achieve strong consistency across regions, which increases infrastructure costs including compute, storage, and networking.
Manager, Software Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Better compatibility with prior versions in terms of codebases should also be improved.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
For example, it can implement some cost optimization where the license can be expensive, and compared to open-source Cassandra, cost is a concern.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find CockroachDB affordable and reliable, with flexible pricing options appealing despite some perceiving high costs.
For smaller organizations working under a tight budget, it might not be very affordable compared to other alternatives.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I was not involved in the licensing for DataStax Enterprise, which is managed by a different team, but I understand it operates on a core-based licensing model, which is standard.
Solution Architect at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

CockroachDB provides easy setup, fault tolerance, scalability, and security, while supporting PostgreSQL compatibility for optimal performance across regions.
DataStax Enterprise ensures high availability, scalability, and security with real-time replication, fault tolerance, and easy management for businesses.
CockroachDB's geo-distribution feature is superior to traditional databases.
Manager, Software Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The scaling and speed of data access have benefited my team because the scaling and the speeding of data provide linear scale as well as multi-data centers' real-time replication of data such that we can maintain uptime even with the loss of multiple data centers.
Senior Software Engineer at Deloitte
I can confirm that the outcomes of using DataStax Enterprise show that our database uptime has increased drastically to around 99.9%.
Senior database engineer at ToTheNew
DataStax Enterprise has positively impacted my organization because during research for a NoSQL database, developers are very positive about using DataStax Enterprise because of its really easy setup and the querying to the database is very efficient.
Software Developer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

CockroachDB
Ranking in Vector Databases
19th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (16th), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (13th)
DataStax Enterprise
Ranking in Vector Databases
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
NoSQL Databases (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Vector Databases category, the mindshare of CockroachDB is 2.3%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataStax Enterprise is 2.3%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Vector Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
DataStax Enterprise2.3%
CockroachDB2.3%
Other95.4%
Vector Databases
 

Featured Reviews

SC
Manager, Software Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Provides developer-friendly environment with robust security and cost-efficiency
The platform should provide a UI feature where users have the ability to manage it. The CockroachDB platform should have a chatbot where users can inquire about pricing or seek solutions for queries, rather than relying on email support. The current UI only provides SQL playground, which is technical. There should be a UI playground where users with limited technical knowledge can run and update queries, similar to phpMyAdmin or Adminer. Latency optimization could be improved for globally distributed applications, particularly in query routing. For multi-region deployment, CockroachDB requires at least three plus replicas across data centers to achieve strong consistency across regions, which increases infrastructure costs including compute, storage, and networking. The disadvantages include cost-efficiency with multi-region deployment and schema migration speed, which should be faster compared to other drivers. The query optimizer should handle complex queries better through the UI interface.
Pooja Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Reliable backup and recovery has protected critical telecom customer data in daily operations
When I was taking the backup with a data volume of 15 to 20 GB, the full backup running for the first time did not provide metrics to understand what percent of progress had been made. We had to read the logs, but we did not see any percentage in those logs. This is an improvement item for DataStax Enterprise to provide metrics, a bar, or a percentage so we can grasp how much data has been backed up or restored. There are no graphs available to make us aware of how long the process will take to complete, which is a drawback I noticed during backup and restore. In addition, I notice a huge time lag during restoration because each node takes a lot of time to be added to the pool and to the cluster node, one by one. The entire time the production is down presents a concerning situation. There should be an alternative for restoring where data can be provided to live traffic so it does not impact customers in the case of a disaster.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Educational Organization
10%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CockroachDB?
The platform should provide a UI feature where users have the ability to manage it. The CockroachDB platform should have a chatbot where users can inquire about pricing or seek solutions for querie...
What is your primary use case for CockroachDB?
We have been using CockroachDB for the last two years. From 2023, we started working on a product similar to Google Capture. We decided to work with CockroachDB with Hasura. Hasura is a UI for the ...
What advice do you have for others considering CockroachDB?
The tech support deserves a rating of nine out of ten. My overall rating for CockroachDB is 8 out of 10.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataStax Enterprise?
I was not involved in the licensing for DataStax Enterprise, which is managed by a different team, but I understand it operates on a core-based licensing model, which is standard. The licensing tea...
What needs improvement with DataStax Enterprise?
When I was taking the backup with a data volume of 15 to 20 GB, the full backup running for the first time did not provide metrics to understand what percent of progress had been made. We had to re...
What is your primary use case for DataStax Enterprise?
DataStax Enterprise is currently deployed in production at Amdocs where we provide service to the AT&T account. To store customer data, we manage all customer usage information. Our company is ...
 

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