Managed Database Services · reliability comparison
CockroachDB Cloud vs DigitalOcean Managed Databases: which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean Managed Databases is more reliable than CockroachDB Cloud, scoring 85.7 vs 57.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days CockroachDB Cloud reported 5 incidents and DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.08% and 99.93% respectively. DigitalOcean Managed Databases resolves incidents faster on average (9h 22m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | CockroachDB Cloud | DigitalOcean Managed Databases |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 57.6 | 85.7 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #11 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.08% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 10h 59m | 9h 22m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where CockroachDB Cloud and DigitalOcean Managed Databases differ
- CockroachDB Cloud reported 5× as many incidents as DigitalOcean Managed Databases over the last 90 days (5 vs 1).
- CockroachDB Cloud had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases fixes problems faster: 9h 22m on average, against 10h 59m for CockroachDB Cloud.
- CockroachDB Cloud's longest outage on record lasted 20h 4m (Aug 4, 2026); DigitalOcean Managed Databases's lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026).
90-day uptime
CockroachDB Cloud
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent CockroachDB Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 7h
gcp-eu-west2-b-availability-zone-issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard, CockroachDB Advanced
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 22h 12m
Stock out issues in GCP us-central1
Affected: CockroachDB Advanced, Continuum Mission Critical
- Partial outageSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 1h 31m
Connection attempts failing for multiple Basic tenants in GCP South America (southamerica-east1).
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard
- Partial outageSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 9m
Cloud Latency, Delays, Connection Issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard
- Partial outageAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 20h 4m
Cluster connectivity and execution issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard
Recent DigitalOcean Managed Databases incidents
- Degraded performanceAug 23, 2026 · resolved in 9h 22m
Affected: NYC1, NYC3
Other managed database services to consider
- Upstash · #1 · 100% uptime
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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