# CockroachDB: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cockroachdb

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed relational databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 25% | 12 |
| [NoSQL databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "look at MongoDB Atlas or CockroachDB (which offers SQL compatibility with distributed power)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, NoSQL)
- "CockroachDB and Supabase are also worth evaluating for their free tiers" (Mistral Small, Managed databases)
- "Extreme global scale or multi-region survivability | CockroachDB" (Perplexity Sonar, Managed databases)
- "Choose Google Cloud Spanner or CockroachDB." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)

## And against it

- "usually more complex and more expensive than a mid-sized B2B company needs" (GPT-5.4 mini, Managed databases)
- "Avoid proprietary or heavily modified engines unless you need them." (Perplexity Sonar, Managed databases)
- "overkill unless you have multi-region B2B requirements" (Grok 4.20, Managed databases)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CockroachDB, from 26 of the 38 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gane.ai/index: 10
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 8
- northflank.com: 8
- aws.amazon.com: 7
- github.com: 7
- g2.com: 6
- instaclustr.com: 6
- toolradar.com: 6
- guideflow.com: 5
- thenewstack.io: 5

### Pages cited

- https://northflank.com/blog/best-database-providers: 6
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/decision-guides/latest/decision-guides/databases-on-aws-how-to-choose.html: 5
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/smb: 5
- https://guideflow.com/blog/dbaas-providers: 5
- https://aws.amazon.com/rds: 4
- https://northflank.com/blog/top-managed-database-services: 4
- https://spotsaas.com/list/database-as-a-service--dbaas--provider/for-small-business: 4
- https://toolradar.com/best/managed-databases/for/small-businesses: 4

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.