Evolving our self-hosted offering and license model

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Provide all customers 
with the full breadth of CockroachDB’s enterprise capabilities

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Allow businesses that are still building towards scale to use CockroachDB for free

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Keep our code source available to foster innovation across the ecosystem

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Encourage a fair exchange of value to continue the rapid evolution of CockroachDB

This change reflects our dedication to fostering innovation, supporting growth, and delivering unparalleled resilience and performance in your data architecture. You can learn more about the broader context for and thinking that inspired these changes by reading this blog post by our CEO, Spencer Kimball.

Full-featured, self-hosted CockroachDB with all enterprise capabilities

Full-featured, self-hosted CockroachDB with all enterprise capabilities

Larger commercial businesses (over $10M in annual revenue) and government use

Individuals and businesses, under $10M in annual revenue, can use CockroachDB Enterprise for free

30-day self-service trial (with community support)

Not applicable

Annual term or as negotiated

Annual term. Can be renewed subject to meeting the then-current eligibility requirements

Required only during the trial period. Businesses that cannot accommodate telemetry may contact sales to request an exception. Paid use does not require telemetry.

Required (excluding ephemeral clusters of 7 days or less)

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Experience enhanced performance with follower reads and row-level data control

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Benefit from enterprise-grade backup, restore, and replication capabilities

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Ensure your data is secure with encryption at rest, SSO, role-based SQL audit logging, and more

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Even by conservative estimates, the vast majority 
of the world’s businesses will meet the eligibility requirements for the Enterprise Free Tier license. This means that with the enablement of new enterprise features (detailed above), CockroachDB now offers even more capabilities and resources for individual users and startups to learn, experiment, and scale—all still at no cost. 

We’re committed to supporting our customers at every turn. Reach out to our team today to start the conversation about how CockroachDB Enterprise can transform your data strategy toward a more resilient future.