Cockroach Labs develops CockroachDB, a cloud-native distributed SQL database that provides resilience, effortless scaling, and global data deployment for mission-critical applications.

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🚀 Overview

CockroachDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database designed to deliver unmatched uptime, scale seamlessly to petabytes, and support compliant global deployments without the limitations of traditional databases.

It solves key problems like regional outages, manual sharding, high latency for global users, and operational complexity by offering automatic failover, horizontal scaling, data locality controls, and consolidation of workloads on a single platform.

Built for developers, DevOps teams, and enterprises in fintech, AI, gaming, healthcare, and eCommerce who need always-on data services for high-traffic, data-intensive apps. Cockroach Labs founded it in 2015 by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis to create a resilient database inspired by cockroaches' survival ability, simplifying how businesses build world-changing applications anywhere.

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✨ Key Features

• Resilience: Survives disk, machine, rack, or datacenter failures with zero data loss, automated failover, strong consistency, online schema changes, and backups—minimal ops required.
• Scale: Effortlessly scales to hundreds of nodes and petabytes with consistent performance; no manual sharding or app changes needed.
• Global & Compliant: Pin data to localities for low latency and compliance (e.g., DORA); multi-region support out-of-the-box.
• PostgreSQL Compatibility: Familiar SQL API, supports vector search for AI, real-time analytics streaming, and migrations via tools like MOLT.
• Upcoming: Continued enhancements in AI integrations, serverless scaling, and enterprise features.

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Core: Go (90.7%), TypeScript (UI/tools), Bazel for builds
• Storage: Pebble (custom LSM engine)
• Compatible: PostgreSQL wire protocol
• Deployment: Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure (CockroachCloud), self-hosted
• Other: Distributed KV store foundation

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👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

• Developers who want to build scalable, resilient cloud-native apps without database ops headaches
• Teams looking for a PostgreSQL drop-in replacement that handles global scale and failures
• Enterprises running mission-critical workloads in AI, fintech, and eCommerce

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📸 Screenshots / Demo

• Live demo: https://cockroachlabs.cloud/ (free tier available)
• GitHub: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach

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🔥 Project Status

• 🟢 Actively building

Last updated: 2026-03-24

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❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Freemium — Core self-hosted version is source-available (CockroachDB Software License); CockroachDB Cloud offers free tier (50M RUs + 10GB storage/month), trials with $400 credits; paid plans for production scale.

Is the source code available?

Yes — https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach (32k stars, 830 contributors)

Can I contribute?

Yes — Check good first issues, CONTRIBUTING.md, submit PRs via GitHub; join Slack #contributors or mailing list.

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📬 Contact & Links

• Website: https://www.cockroachlabs.com
• GitHub: https://github.com/cockroachdb
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/CockroachDB
• Email: support@cockroachlabs.com (or contact form on site)

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