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

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