# CockroachDB: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 3 categories by 5 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cockroachdb/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed relational databases | 0% | 21 | 12% | 8 |
| NoSQL databases | 0% | 20 | 0% | 3 |
| Data warehouses | 0% | 25 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you must guarantee 99.999% uptime and must host data locally across multiple continents: Choose CockroachDB Dedicated." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)
- "designed to survive node, rack, or entire datacenter/region failures without taking the application offline" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)
- "Distributed SQL (NewSQL) engines like CockroachDB and YugabyteDB offer the horizontal scalability of NoSQL" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NoSQL)
- "Companies needing global distribution & high scalability" (MiniMax M2.5, Managed databases)

## And against it

- "The Distributed SQL Players (CockroachDB Dedicated...): Cons: Overkill for most workloads, expensive" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.