Managed Postgres · pricing · Updated September 2026
CockroachDB pricing (2026)
CockroachDB starts at $0/mo (Basic) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from CockroachDB's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for Global applications needing multi-region active-active Postgres-compatible SQL. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Basic)
- Free tier: Yes · 30-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR —
- Best for: Global applications needing multi-region active-active Postgres-compatible SQL; Regulated industries (healthcare, fintech) on Advanced requiring HIPAA + PCI DSS; Teams wanting Postgres wire compatibility with automatic horizontal sharding; Enterprises needing SOC 2 Type 2 + ISO 27001 + CMEK from day one
As of · every figure below links to its source
CockroachDB plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | — | flat | 50 million Request Units free per month; 10 GiB storage free per month; scales to zero; 99.99% uptime SLA; up to 30K RU/sec (~60 vCPUs). Overage charged beyond free quota. | cockroachlabs.com |
| Standard | not priced monthly | — | custom | Currently in Preview. $0.18/hr per 2 vCPUs (approximately $130/mo at continuous use); usage-metered, no flat monthly minimum. Up to 200 vCPUs, on-demand storage up to 3 TiB, 99.99% SLA. monthlyUsd=null because no flat fee — pure hourly consumption. | cockroachlabs.com |
| Advanced | not priced monthly | — | custom | $0.60/hr per 4 vCPUs (approximately $438/mo at continuous use); usage-metered, no flat monthly minimum. Unlimited scaling, up to 99.999% availability (multi-region), HIPAA-ready, PCI DSS, CMEK, unlimited storage. monthlyUsd=null because no flat fee — pure hourly consumption. | cockroachlabs.com |
Last verified 2026-09-02. Prices fetched directly from https://www.cockroachlabs.com/pricing/ on 2026-06-14. Basic free tier confirmed (50M RUs + 10 GiB/mo free). Standard: 2 vCPUs at $0.18/hr confirmed (~$130/mo at 730hrs). Advanced: 4 vCPUs at $0.60/hr confirmed (~$438/mo at 730hrs). HIPAA-ready confirmed on Advanced plan page. BAA not explicitly stated on pricing page (baa=null). Corroborated by https://cockroachlabs.com/docs/cockroachcloud/plan-your-cluster/. Note: CockroachDB is wire-compatible with PostgreSQL but is a distributed SQL engine, not vanilla Postgres. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged.
Price changes
No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: Datadog, Terraform, Prisma, Hibernate, Django, HashiCorp Vault, AWS DMS, Debezium.
Key features: Distributed SQL with automatic sharding — survives full AZ or regional outages; SOC 2 Type 2 + ISO 27001 + ISO 27017 + PCI DSS 4.0 Level 1 + HIPAA (Advanced plan); Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) on AWS and GCP; Multi-region active-active deployment with 99.999% SLA on Advanced; Wire-compatible with PostgreSQL — standard Postgres drivers and ORMs work natively.
Plan limits: Basic (free): 50M Request Units/month, 10 GiB storage/month — overage billed; New accounts get $400 in free credits valid for 30 days (no credit card for Basic/Standard); Standard: up to 200 vCPUs, 3 TiB storage (currently in Preview); Advanced: unlimited scale, 99.999% multi-region SLA, single-tenant clusters.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CockroachDB cost?
CockroachDB starts at $0/mo (Basic); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-09-02.
Does CockroachDB support HIPAA?
CockroachDB HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: —.
Does CockroachDB have a free plan?
CockroachDB free tier: Yes; 30-day free trial.
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