CockroachDB license, foundation and stars

Databases and caches · CockroachDB Software License (source-available) · backed by Cockroach Labs · 32,497 stars

CockroachDB, the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.

License history

Date	Change	Sources
Sep 26, 2024	Business Source License 1.1 and CockroachDB Community License to CockroachDB Software LicenseOne CockroachDB Software License for all self-hosted use, replacing the free core.LICENSE commit Announcement	LICENSE commit Announcement
Jun 3, 2019	Apache 2.0 and CockroachDB Community License to Business Source License 1.1 and CockroachDB Community LicenseCore code moved from Apache 2.0 to the Business Source License.LICENSE commit	LICENSE commit

No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).

Project	License	Stars	Per week	Latest release
supabaseSupabaseApache 2.0	Apache 2.0	111k	-	-
RedisRedisRSALv2 or SSPL or AGPL v3	RSALv2 or SSPL or AGPL v3changed May 2025	76.5k	+95	8.10.2Sep 17, 2026
prometheusApache 2.0	Apache 2.0	66.2k	-	-
NocoDBNocoDBn8n Sustainable Use License 1.0	n8n Sustainable Use License 1.0changed Jan 2026	65.1k	-	-
ClickHouseClickHouseApache 2.0	Apache 2.0	50.1k	+149	v26.9.2.8-stableSep 22, 2026
tidbApache 2.0	Apache 2.0	40.6k	-	-
leveldbGoogleBSD 3-Clause	BSD 3-Clause	39.4k	-	-
SurrealDBSurrealDBBUSL 1.1	BUSL 1.1changed Dec 2021	33.1k	-	-

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 Titlewave
GitHub detects: NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
Stars per week: 51 (OSS Insight weekly star history, Aug 31 to Sep 21, 2026)

Week of	Bar	Stars
Sep 21, 2026		32,497

Date	What changed
Sep 24, 2026	TrackedAdded: cockroachdb/cockroach