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CockroachDB vs Convex

Convex scores higher on the AgentReady, 61/100 against 51/100. They differ on 8 of the 41 signals. Which ones decides whether an agent can adopt them without a person watching.

What each one is

CockroachDB. CockroachDB is a cloud-agnostic, PostgreSQL compatible database built for modern applications delivering unmatched uptime, scale and compliance anywhere in the world.

Convex. The reactive backend platform that keeps up with you and your agents.

Where CockroachDB is ahead

CockroachDB passes mcp discoverable, and Convex does not. That is discover, whether an agent can find the product at all without being told it exists.

It also holds adopt: mcp integration available. Convex misses it.

Where Convex is ahead

Convex passes search discoverable, and CockroachDB does not. That is discover, whether an agent can find the product at all without being told it exists.

It also holds adopt: agent-compatible signup flow and official python sdk. CockroachDB misses those.

And on operate, retry behavior documented, observable execution and agent compatibility verified. CockroachDB misses those.

What neither does

Both fail structured api reference, openapi / spec quality, authentication documented, request examples provided, response examples provided, errors and status codes documented, limits / constraints documented, programmatic credential creation, structured, predictable output, machine-readable errors, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable. If your agent needs any of those, you will be building it yourself either way.

Score, pillar by pillar

The AgentReady splits into four pillars, scored separately, because a product can be easy to find and still impossible to adopt.

Discover. Both sit at 87/100 here. CockroachDB misses search discoverable; Convex misses mcp discoverable.

Understand. Both sit at 23/100 here. CockroachDB misses structured api reference, openapi / spec quality, authentication documented, request examples provided, response examples provided, errors and status codes documented, limits / constraints documented; Convex misses structured api reference, openapi / spec quality, authentication documented, request examples provided, response examples provided, errors and status codes documented, limits / constraints documented.

Adopt. Convex leads 76 to 71. CockroachDB misses agent-compatible signup flow, programmatic credential creation, official python sdk; Convex misses programmatic credential creation, mcp integration available.

Operate is whether an agent can run against it in production and recover when a call fails. Convex leads 59 to 24. CockroachDB misses structured, predictable output, machine-readable errors, retry behavior documented, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable, observable execution, agent compatibility verified; Convex misses structured, predictable output, machine-readable errors, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable.

Pricing

CockroachDB does not publish a machine-readable starting price and has a free tier. Convex starts at $0/mo and has a free tier.

Signal by signal

Which to pick

Convex clears more of the signals an agent needs, so it is the safer default for unattended use. Full profiles: CockroachDB and Convex. Alternatives to each: CockroachDB, Convex.

An agent can fetch this as data: POST /v1/compare {"slugs": ["cockroachlabs", "convex"]}