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CockroachDB vs Electric Sql

CockroachDB scores higher on the AgentReady, 51/100 against 42/100. They differ on 7 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.

Electric Sql. Electric is an agent platform built on sync, providing managed agents, streams, and a sync engine for building multi-agent systems and local-first apps.

Where CockroachDB is ahead

CockroachDB passes clear canonical domain, clear product positioning and mcp discoverable, and Electric Sql does not. That is discover, whether an agent can find the product at all without being told it exists.

It also holds adopt: no mandatory sales call and mcp integration available. Electric Sql misses those.

Where Electric Sql is ahead

Electric Sql 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: official python sdk. CockroachDB misses it.

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, agent-compatible signup flow, programmatic credential creation, structured, predictable output, machine-readable errors, retry behavior documented, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable, observable execution, agent compatibility verified. 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 is whether an agent can find the product at all without being told it exists. CockroachDB leads 87 to 67. CockroachDB misses search discoverable; Electric Sql misses clear canonical domain, clear product positioning, 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; Electric Sql misses structured api reference, openapi / spec quality, authentication documented, request examples provided, response examples provided, errors and status codes documented, limits / constraints documented.

Adopt. CockroachDB leads 71 to 55. CockroachDB misses agent-compatible signup flow, programmatic credential creation, official python sdk; Electric Sql misses no mandatory sales call, agent-compatible signup flow, programmatic credential creation, mcp integration available.

Operate. Both sit at 24/100 here. CockroachDB misses structured, predictable output, machine-readable errors, retry behavior documented, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable, observable execution, agent compatibility verified; Electric Sql misses structured, predictable output, machine-readable errors, retry behavior documented, idempotency support, rate-limit behavior predictable, observable execution, agent compatibility verified.

Pricing

CockroachDB does not publish a machine-readable starting price and has a free tier. Electric Sql starts at $1 per 1M writes and has a free tier.

Signal by signal

Which to pick

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

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