Choose Aiven if you need
- Integration with AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure. We haven't found them on CockroachDB's website.
- GDPR. We haven't found it on CockroachDB's website.
At a glance
- Aiven has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for CockroachDB.
- Both offer a free trial (Aiven: 30 days, CockroachDB: 30 days).
- Aiven's lowest paid plan is Developer at $5 per month, for PostgreSQL, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on CLI and API.
- Both work with Terraform.
- Both list SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.
- Only Aiven lists GDPR.
- Only CockroachDB lists SSO.
- Both have a public API.
- CockroachDB can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Aiven.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose CockroachDB if you need
- Integration with Kafka, Django or SQLAlchemy. We haven't found them on Aiven's website.
- SSO. We haven't found it on Aiven's website.
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Review CockroachDBThe facts
- What it does
- AivenYour AI-ready open source data platform
- CockroachDBRun business-critical applications in the cloud, on-premises, or hybrid, with global scale and resilience
- Free plan
- AivenYes
- CockroachDBNot confirmed
- Pricing
- AivenPer service, monthly
- CockroachDBNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Aiven
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- CLI
- API
Only AivenNothing else listed
Only CockroachDBNothing else listed
Integrations
Both
- Terraform
Only Aiven
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- DigitalOcean
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Aiven and CockroachDB yet.
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