

CockroachDB license, foundation and stars
Databases and caches · CockroachDB Software License (source-available) · backed by Cockroach Labs · 32,610 stars
CockroachDB, the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.
Source-availableSep 26, 2024
Business Source License 1.1 and CockroachDB Community License to CockroachDB Software License
One CockroachDB Software License for all self-hosted use, replacing the free core.
Source-availableJun 3, 2019
Apache 2.0 and CockroachDB Community License to Business Source License 1.1 and CockroachDB Community License
Core code moved from Apache 2.0 to the Business Source License.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- cockroachdb/cockroach · created Feb 6, 2014
- Website
- cockroachlabs.com
- Language
- Go
- Foundation
- None; run by Cockroach Labs
- Company
- Cockroach Labs · on Companies · on awards · on Attested · on quadrant · on Releases · on salaries · on socials · on standards · on Titlewave
- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- 19 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | | 32,610 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | | 32,596 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 32,575 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | | 32,559 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 32,522 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 32,497 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 8, 2026
Gains about 19 stars a week, down from 20.
Stars per weekOct 20, 2026
Gains about 20 stars a week, down from 31.
Stars per weekOct 11, 2026
Gains about 31 stars a week, up from 25.
Stars per weekSep 28, 2026
Gains about 25 stars a week, down from 51.
TrackedSep 24, 2026
Now tracked, from cockroachdb/cockroach on GitHub.