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The last time I priced out CockroachDB it was more than 10x what multi region SpannerDB would cost.
by skunkworker 2y ago
The last time I priced out CockroachDB it was more than 10x what multi region SpannerDB would cost.
- LaserToy 2y agoThat is very interesting. As CRDB user, I priced Spanner (had to do some estimates during load testing), and Spanner came 3 times more expensive includign our eng salary to run CRDB
- infogulch 2y agoOh the joys of "Contact Sales" pricing strategy, where made up rates are no more consistent than "whatever the sales rep thinks they can extract from the business".
- skunkworker 2y agoFrom what I remember, the cost per server per year was about 5x to 6x (annually) the hardware cost of a new server, and these were dual 32 core EPYCs. 64 cores per box at per core licensing gets really expensive.
- sho 2y agoI'm long gone and never signed anything so have no problem mentioning that we were quoted USD$150/m per vCPU core with a 12-month commitment (from memory). The project called for a minimum of 4 replicas and likely 8 vCPUs per, so right off the bat that's close to $60k/year before you even do anything. Plus the unwelcome addition of "license anxiety" to the whole development experience, and being forced to make a big decision up front.. it's not how I like to work or what a startup needs.