Software · head to head
Cloze vs Cockroach Labs
The short version
- Only Cockroach Labs has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Cloze four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity; Cockroach Labs basic and Standard tiers limited to AWS and GCP (select regions only)
- They diverge on capability: Cloze covers Contact management, Cockroach Labs covers Distributed SQL.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cloze and Cockroach Labs actually diverge.
| Attribute | Cloze | Cockroach Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $50/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | AWS, GCP, Azure |
| Founded | 2012 | 2015 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Cloze
- Contact management
- Communication history
- Relationship insights
- Task management
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in Cockroach Labs
- Distributed SQL
- Automatic Sharding
- Multi-region Replication
- Geo-partitioning
- ACID Transactions
- Horizontal Scaling
- Survivability
- PostgreSQL Compatibility
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cloze
- CRM that builds contact records automatically from email and calendarnot Cockroach Labs
- Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot Cockroach Labs
Cockroach Labs
- Distributed SQL database for scalable applicationsnot Cloze
- Multi-region deployment and failovernot Cloze
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cloze
- Four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
- Campaign automation, marketing mail and generative AI require the Business Platinum plan at $42 per user per month
- Lead routing, sub team hierarchies and enterprise controls are Platinum only
- Even the Business Gold plan at $29 per user excludes the matching engine and lead capture
- The concierge service is an add on at $20 per user per month with a $500 monthly minimum
- Every published rate assumes annual billing
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
Cloze
$50/month- Professional$50/month
- Contact management
- Communication history
- Insights
- Team$100/month
- Everything in Professional
- Team collaboration
- Advanced analytics
Cockroach Labs
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cockroach Labs review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cloze if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want communication history.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Cloze or Cockroach Labs better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cloze starts at $50/month and Cockroach Labs at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cloze or Cockroach Labs?
- Cockroach Labs has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $50/month for Cloze and Free for Cockroach Labs.
- Does Cloze or Cockroach Labs run on more platforms?
- Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android. 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. Cloze starts at $50/month.
- What is Cloze best used for?
- Cloze is most often used for crm that builds contact records automatically from email and calendar, tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entry. Of those, crm that builds contact records automatically from email and calendar and tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entry are not what Cockroach Labs is typically brought in for.
- What can Cloze do that Cockroach Labs cannot?
- Cloze covers Contact management, Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management. Cockroach Labs covers Distributed SQL, Automatic Sharding, Multi-region Replication, Geo-partitioning. Both handle Cloud deployment.
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