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# CockroachDB vs TiDB Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**CockroachDB**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**TiDB**
Free Trial

**Free Trial** Per Month · TiDB Cloud Serverless

**Pay As You Go** Per Month · TiDB Cloud Dedicated

**Contact Us** · TiDB Self-Managed

**Pricing Insights**
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Perceived Cost

**CockroachDB**
$$$$$

**TiDB**
$$$$$

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**CockroachDB**
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Time to Implement

**CockroachDB** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**TiDB** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**CockroachDB** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**TiDB** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**CockroachDB**
[
Database Management (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2048916&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2048915&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2048920&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2285793&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**TiDB**
[
Scalability (52)
](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2029514&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (32)
](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2029524&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (22)
](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2106686&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Issues (15)
](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2029542&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**CockroachDB**

**8.7** /10

Based on 23 responses

**TiDB**

**9.0** /10

Based on 51 responses

Ease of Use

**CockroachDB**

**8.9** /10

Based on 24 responses

**TiDB**

**8.3** /10

Based on 51 responses

Ease of Setup

**CockroachDB**

**9.0** /10

Based on 14 responses

**TiDB**

**8.2** /10

Based on 51 responses

Ease of Admin

**CockroachDB**

**9.1** /10

Based on 9 responses

**TiDB**

**8.5** /10

Based on 26 responses

Quality of Support

**CockroachDB**

**9.0** /10

Based on 21 responses

**TiDB**

**8.7** /10

Based on 47 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**CockroachDB**

**9.2** /10

Based on 8 responses

**TiDB**

**9.2** /10

Based on 26 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**CockroachDB**

**8.9** /10

Based on 21 responses

**TiDB**

**9.5** /10

Based on 51 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Relational Databases

**8.2** /10

Based on 15 responses

**8.9** /10

Based on 40 responses

Database as a Service (DBaaS)

**8.3** /10

Based on 10 responses

**8.5** /10

Based on 8 responses

Database Management Systems (DBMS)

Not enough data

**8.8** /10

Based on 29 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
55.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
55.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.2%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
41.2%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![CockroachDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6c39a766181fb0346601c1841fe50d3c/cockroachdb.svg "CockroachDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews)
CockroachDB

Computer Software
29.6%

Information Technology and Services
18.5%

Financial Services
14.8%

Telecommunications
3.7%

Retail
3.7%

Other
29.6%

[![TiDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/bf2005f1d10a2fea193c2bc62a7629ab/tidb.svg "TiDB")](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/reviews)
TiDB

Computer Software
27.5%

Information Technology and Services
17.6%

Financial Services
11.8%

Logistics and Supply Chain
5.9%

Internet
5.9%

Other
31.4%

Alternatives

**CockroachDB Alternatives**

 ![MongoDB Atlas](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d217eaad5fe841fcdd1136204e725516/mongodb-atlas%282%29.svg "MongoDB Atlas")

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MongoDB Atlas
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 ![YugabyteDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1bf0e1256304de61237bbb087f661791/yugabytedb.svg "YugabyteDB")

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PostgreSQL
](/products/postgresql/reviews)

 ![Google Cloud SQL](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a4f97d6f742e657968c8830b1a97c42e/google-cloud-sql.svg "Google Cloud SQL")

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Cloud SQL
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**TiDB Alternatives**

 ![Amazon Aurora](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476463/amazon-aurora.svg "Amazon Aurora")

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Amazon Aurora
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 ![Microsoft SQL Server](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/microsoft-sql-server.svg "Microsoft SQL Server")

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MS SQL
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 ![Snowflake](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1544409170/snowflake.svg "Snowflake")

[
Snowflake
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 ![MongoDB Atlas](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d217eaad5fe841fcdd1136204e725516/mongodb-atlas%282%29.svg "MongoDB Atlas")

[
MongoDB Atlas
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