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CockroachDB vs MySQL: catalog facts
CockroachDB	MySQL
Freemium Can be tried for free; the managed cloud and enterprise use are paid.	Free The server source is free under the GPL 2.0 with the Universal FOSS exception.
Windows, Self-hosted, Command line	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Horizontal scaling across many nodes Designed to survive node and region failures	Widely used SQL database with a large ecosystem Includes command-line client and MySQL Router
Source-available licence, not open source Complex to operate compared with a single-server database	Server software that needs setup and administration No graphical client included; pair it with a separate database tool
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: BSL-1.1	License: GPL-2.0-only WITH Universal-FOSS-exception-1.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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