CockroachDB vs PlanetScale Serverless MySQL Database

CockroachDB vs PlanetScale Serverless MySQL Specs
Deploy Cockroach Serverless
👉 10 GB Free Storage • Distributed SQL Core
Deploy PlanetScale MySQL
👉 5 GB Free Storage • Zero-Downtime Schema Migrations

CockroachDB

MFA Support
Enforced via CockroachDB Cloud console MFA and organization access policies
Enterprise SSO SAML
Available on Enterprise with SAML SSO and SCIM directory sync
Custom Domain Support
Private connectivity via AWS PrivateLink and custom VPC peering
Supported SDKs
PostgreSQL wire protocol, Prisma, Drizzle, Node.js, Python, Go, Java
Social Providers
GitHub and Google OAuth for CockroachDB Cloud authentication
Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA BAA on Enterprise agreements
Webhook Fallback Policy
Changefeed exports to Kafka, cloud storage, or webhook endpoints with retry
Insight: CockroachDB
Configure survival goals per table based on latency tolerance before enabling multi-region replication for all collections.

PlanetScale Serverless MySQL

MFA Support
Enforced via PlanetScale organization two-factor authentication
Enterprise SSO SAML
Supported on Enterprise plans with SAML SSO and audit logging
Custom Domain Support
Private connectivity via AWS PrivateLink and custom host routing on paid tiers
Supported SDKs
MySQL wire protocol, Prisma, Drizzle, Rails, Laravel, Node.js mysql2
Social Providers
GitHub OAuth for organization login and deploy request automation
Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR; HIPAA and PCI available on Enterprise
Webhook Fallback Policy
Deploy request webhooks with configurable retry via external automation hooks
Insight: PlanetScale Serverless MySQL
Use deploy requests and shadow tables to validate schema migrations without locking production write traffic.