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CockroachDB vs FaunaDB

A side-by-side look at CockroachDB and FaunaDB. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

CockroachDB

CockroachDB

Development

CockroachDB is an open-source, distributed SQL database that scales horizontally with high availability to tolerate failures and supports strongly consistent ACID transactions. It aims to provide scalability, survivability, and data consistency across multiple datacenters.

distributedscalablefault-tolerantsql
FaunaDB

FaunaDB

Development

FaunaDB is a globally distributed, serverless cloud database that enables developers to build modern applications without operational databases. It is highly scalable, provides native GraphQL support, and handles data consistency and replication automatically.

serverlessclouddatabasegraphqlscalable