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CockroachDB vs Filen

A side-by-side look at CockroachDB and Filen. 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
Filen

Filen

File Sharing

Filen is a secure, end-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing service. It allows users to store files privately in the cloud and share them securely with other Filen users or send one-time links. Key features include client-side encryption, ability to set expiration dates on shared files, file versioning and decentralized storage.

encryptioncloud-storagefile-sharingprivacy