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Before we begin a comparison blog post about PostgreSQL, we must first acknowledge that it is one of the most reliable and widely used databases in the history of software. The world owes a debt of gratitude to the open source community that has built and supported this important project for the last 35 years. In this post, we unpack some of the architectural differences between PostgreSQL and CockroachDB. We’ll point out where the limitations of single server, single instance architecture might pose challenges for modern cloud infrastructure, and how a distributed foundation can be a better solution for your apps and services.

Cassie McAllister

January 6, 2025

At AWS re:Invent 2024, AWS announced the latest edition to their database offerings: Aurora DSQL, which is now in Preview. The fact that AWS, a company with $100+ billion in ARR, is investing in distributed SQL, is further confirmation of what our founders and team have bet on for nearly a decade: distributed SQL solves a lot of business-critical problems, and it’s a solution that is here to stay. In short – competition is validation. While we’re thrilled that DSQL undoubtedly will drive more interest and choice in the area of distributed SQL databases, it is important to highlight some of the notable differences between DSQL and CockroachDB.

Ray Austin

December 27, 2024

With CockroachDB release 24.3 we are introducing write-ahead log (WAL) failover, a solution for transient disk stalls commonly seen in cloud storage. During a disk stall, the underlying storage is not available, adding application latency. While we can’t prevent disk stalls, WAL failover helps minimize their impact on CockroachDB instances.

David Bressler

December 6, 2024

We are excited to introduce Logical Data Replication (LDR) in Preview in the 24.3 release of CockroachDB. LDR enables data replication between CockroachDB clusters and enables both clusters to actively receive traffic during replication.

Alicia Lu

November 26, 2024

We have invested in building two cross-cluster replication tools: physical cluster replication (PCR; Generally Available in 24.1) and logical data replication (LDR; Preview in 24.3). These cross-cluster replication tools will enable you to achieve regional resiliency, low single-region write latency, and survive entire cluster outages when deploying your applications on CockroachDB.

Alicia Lu

November 21, 2024

Finding the balance between resilience, scale, governance, and performance is hard – and that’s where Cockroach Labs excels. With the release of CockroachDB 24.3 we continue to make important strides on all these fronts, improving resilience and performance, while adding enterprise capabilities like support of Microsoft’s Active Directory and database triggers.

David Bressler

November 19, 2024

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are like the Superbowl for retailers. Instead of point spreads, though, e-commerce companies are betting on peak sales numbers. But while the deluge of deals evokes dreams of dollars for CEOs, the surging site traffic can be more of a nightmare for CTOs. The onslaught of shoppers puts huge amounts of stress on their application architecture. In this scenario, even a minor problem with inventory management can cause major consequences.

Charlie Custer

November 7, 2024

Reduced prices in compute for CockroachDB Cloud Standard and Advanced plans. Only pay for what you use in data transfer, backups, and changefeeds.

Andy Woods

November 1, 2024

We’re excited to introduce our latest addition to the CockroachDB Cloud database platform: the new Standard plan. The Standard plan delivers the perfect balance of cost efficiency, scalability, and security, completing our vision for an all-encompassing enterprise-grade cloud platform.

Lakshmi Kannan

September 27, 2024