About
CrateDB is a distributed SQL database for live operational data. It supports time-series, JSON, full-text, vector, geospatial, and structured data in one engine, with standard SQL for joins, aggregations, and window functions.
The page states that CrateDB OSS is Apache 2.0 licensed and that CrateDB can be run on-prem, at the edge, in the cloud, or via CrateDB Cloud. It also highlights real-time ingest of millions of events per second, PostgreSQL wire protocol compatibility, REST access, and connectors for Kafka, Spark, and dbt.
- Distributed SQL for live operational data
- Apache 2.0 open source core
- Time-series, JSON, full-text, vector support
- PostgreSQL wire protocol compatibility
- Kafka, Spark, and dbt connectors
- Millions of events per second ingest
- Sub-second query response on production workloads
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a perpetual no-credit-card offer, but the page does not show any concrete quota, storage limit, or trial length. Because CrateDB OSS is available as an Apache 2.0 open-source option, the free offering has real ongoing value for small or self-managed use, but it is still meaningfully below the managed paid editions, so a conservative estimate is about $1/month.
What's included in the free tier
- Free CrateDB Cloud plan: 2 vCPUs, 2 GB RAM, 8 GB storage.
- No credit card required to start.
- Development-tier support included.
- Daily automated backups.
- Apache 2.0 licensed open-source core also available for self-hosting at no cost.
See CrateDB pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
CrateDB Cloud
- Fully managed CrateDB deployment
- Cloud-hosted option
- Open-source core available
- Runs alongside on-prem, edge, or cloud options
CrateDB Enterprise
- Enterprise edition
- Designed for production deployments
- Built-in replication and automatic failover
- Horizontal scale-out
CrateDB OSS
- Open source core
- Apache 2.0 licensed
- Run it anywhere
- Standard SQL support
Pricing extracted from CrateDB's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
