Packaging change·Sep 14 → Sep 21, 2026·Week 39, 2026·Data & Analytics

Cockroach Labs kills free Basic in per-vCPU-hour Continuum overhaul

CockroachDB replaced Basic/Standard/Advanced with a 2-edition 'Continuum' model (Standard, Mission Critical) billed per vCPU-hour. Free Basic removed; Advanced renamed Mission Critical, repriced.; Compute/storage moved from fixed per-plan tier caps (up to 200 vCPUs, up to 3-10 TiB) to usage-based metering, and new explicit per-vCPU-hour pricing appeared for CDC, PCR, and Cluster Virtualization add

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What changed

Package change

CockroachDB replaced Basic/Standard/Advanced with a 2-edition 'Continuum' model (Standard, Mission Critical) billed per vCPU-hour. Free Basic removed; Advanced renamed Mission Critical, repriced.

Metric change

Compute/storage moved from fixed per-plan tier caps (up to 200 vCPUs, up to 3-10 TiB) to usage-based metering, and new explicit per-vCPU-hour pricing appeared for CDC, PCR, and Cluster Virtualization add-ons.

Before and after

Sep 14, 2026 vs Sep 21, 2026

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Change 1 of 2 · pricing restructured

CockroachDB replaced Basic/Standard/Advanced with a 2-edition 'Continuum' model (Standard, Mission Critical) billed per vCPU-hour. Free Basic removed; Advanced renamed Mission Critical, repriced.

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