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CockroachDB Cloud Overview

CockroachDB Cloud is a fully-managed service run by Cockroach Labs, which simplifies the deployment and management of CockroachDB. This page provides an introduction to CockroachDB Cloud and provides an overview of each type of cluster: CockroachDB Standard, CockroachDB Basic, and CockroachDB Advanced. To get started right away, you can sign up for a CockroachDB Cloud account and using .

Plans

When you create a cluster in CockroachDB Cloud, you select its plan. A CockroachDB Cloud organization can include clusters of each plan. This section provides an overview of each plan. For a more detailed comparison, refer to CockroachDB Pricing and .
  • CockroachDB Basic: Usage-based pricing. Basic clusters are ideal for smaller organizations or trial evaluations of CockroachDB.
  • CockroachDB Standard: Compute for CockroachDB Standard is pre-provisioned and storage is usage-based. CockroachDB Basic clusters can be .
  • CockroachDB Advanced: Fully pre-provisioned, with additional security and compliance features.
You can also deploy CockroachDB Cloud in a Bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment model, where CockroachDB Cloud is hosted in your own account rather than in an account managed by Cockroach Labs. This model allows you to take more control of security and take advantage of existing cloud service credits or discounts.

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