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Certinia PSA vs Cockroach Labs

Certinia PSA logo

Certinia PSA

Professional Services

AI-powered PSA suite, Salesforce-native

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cockroach Labs logo

Cockroach Labs

Database & Data Management

The cloud-native distributed SQL database

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Cockroach Labs has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Certinia PSA no pricing is published; the pricing page offers only a Request a Demo action and regional sales contact numbers; Cockroach Labs basic and Standard tiers limited to AWS and GCP (select regions only)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Certinia PSA and Cockroach Labs actually diverge.

Attributes where Certinia PSA and Cockroach Labs differ
AttributeCertinia PSACockroach Labs
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebAWS, GCP, Azure
CategoryProfessional ServicesDatabase & Data Management
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Certinia PSA

Nothing recorded that Cockroach Labs does not also cover.

Only in Cockroach Labs

  • Distributed SQL
  • Automatic Sharding
  • Multi-region Replication
  • Geo-partitioning
  • ACID Transactions
  • Horizontal Scaling
  • Survivability
  • PostgreSQL Compatibility

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Certinia PSA

No use cases recorded yet. See the Certinia PSA review.

Cockroach Labs

  • Distributed SQL database for scalable applicationsnot Certinia PSA
  • Multi-region deployment and failovernot Certinia PSA

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Certinia PSA

  • No pricing is published; the pricing page offers only a Request a Demo action and regional sales contact numbers
  • Running on Salesforce means the platform requires a Salesforce org as its foundation

Cockroach Labs

  • Basic and Standard tiers limited to AWS and GCP (select regions only)
  • Azure support restricted to Advanced tier only
  • Basic tier limited to 50 million RUs and 10 GiB storage per month
  • Advanced tier starts at $0.60/hour for 4 vCPUs minimum
  • 3 TiB maximum storage on Basic and Standard tiers, 10 TiB per node on Advanced

Pricing, plan by plan

Certinia PSA

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Certinia PSA review.

Cockroach Labs

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Cockroach Labs review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Certinia PSA if

Nothing in the data separates Certinia PSA from Cockroach Labs on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Certinia PSA review

Choose Cockroach Labs if

  • You need distributed sql.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on AWS, GCP, Azure.
  • You also want automatic sharding.
Cockroach Labs review

Questions people ask

Is Certinia PSA or Cockroach Labs better?
Neither clearly leads. Certinia PSA starts at On request and Cockroach Labs at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Certinia PSA or Cockroach Labs?
Cockroach Labs has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Certinia PSA and Free for Cockroach Labs.
Does Certinia PSA or Cockroach Labs run on more platforms?
Certinia PSA runs on Web. Cockroach Labs runs on AWS, GCP, Azure.
Can I use Cockroach Labs for free?
Yes. Cockroach Labs has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Certinia PSA starts at On request.
What can Certinia PSA do that Cockroach Labs cannot?
Cockroach Labs covers Distributed SQL, Automatic Sharding, Multi-region Replication, Geo-partitioning.
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