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

License history

LICENSE file
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).

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 ofStars
Nov 2, 202632,610
Oct 26, 202632,596
Oct 19, 202632,575
Oct 5, 202632,559
Sep 28, 202632,522
Sep 21, 202632,497

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.