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Amazon Aurora vs CockroachDB

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Amazon Aurora

Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database service built for the cloud, offered as part of Amazon Web Services. It provides up to five times the throughput of standard MySQL and three times that of PostgreSQL with automatic scaling, replication, and backup.

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CockroachDB

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database that provides horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and automatic failover for mission-critical applications. It offers PostgreSQL compatibility with the resilience of distributed systems.

DatabasesFreemium

Quick Facts

Amazon Aurora

CompanyAmazon Web Services
Year Launched2015
Pricing ModelPaid
Open SourceNo
CategoryDatabases
PlatformsWeb

CockroachDB

CompanyCockroach Labs
Year Launched2017
Pricing ModelFreemium
Open SourceNo
CategoryDatabases
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Pricing

Amazon Aurora

Paid

Pay-As-You-Go: Usage-based/monthly

CockroachDB

Freemium

Free: 0/one-time

Pro: 20/monthly

Enterprise: Custom/annual per seat

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