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Considering YugabyteDB?

  • ▸ Apache 2.0 distributed SQL — your distribution model conflicts with CockroachDB's BSL/CCL, and YugabyteDB is the permissive-licence alternative; the question is feature parity for your workload.
  • ▸ Cassandra + Postgres consolidation — you run both engines today and YugabyteDB's YSQL+YCQL dual API promises a single platform; the proof-of-concept design needs honest audit.
  • ▸ Postgres-extension dependency — your workload uses pgcrypto, hstore, or similar extensions that CockroachDB doesn't support; YSQL's Postgres-query-layer reuse is the better fit.

JusDB YugabyteDB specialists design, deploy, and operate distributed-SQL workloads on the Apache 2.0 stack. See YugabyteDB consulting →

Distributed SQL, YSQL+YCQL, Apache 2.0

YugabyteDB Platform Services

In short: YugabyteDB is an open-source, Apache 2.0-licensed distributed SQL database with a Spanner-inspired architecture — Raft replication per tablet over a RocksDB storage engine. It exposes two APIs: YSQL, built on the actual PostgreSQL query layer, and YCQL, a Cassandra-compatible interface — enabling multi-region, horizontally scalable transactional workloads.

Apache 2.0 distributed SQL with dual API — YSQL on the actual Postgres query layer, YCQL for Cassandra-compatible wide-column workloads. Raft per tablet, RocksDB storage, multi-region active-active.

YugabyteDB service paths

YugabyteDB Consulting

YSQL vs YCQL decision, tablespace + replica placement design, Postgres → YugabyteDB migration planning (yb-voyager), Yugabyte Aeon sizing — written advisory deliverables.

CockroachDB vs YugabyteDB

Side-by-side comparison — Spanner architecture, dual API (YSQL+YCQL), BSL/CCL vs Apache 2.0 licensing, multi-region tables, when each one wins.

What we build with YugabyteDB

From cluster design to multi-region cutover — end-to-end YugabyteDB expertise.

Apache 2.0 Distributed SQL
Permissive open-source licensing for redistribution, SaaS embedding, and vendor-neutral procurement — unlike BSL/CCL alternatives.
Dual API (YSQL + YCQL)
YSQL gives PostgreSQL wire-protocol compatibility using the actual Postgres query layer; YCQL gives Cassandra-CQL compatibility for wide-column workloads.
Spanner-Style Architecture
Raft replication per tablet, RocksDB storage engine, automatic sharding and rebalancing — proven scale-out architecture for OLTP at petabyte scale.
Multi-Region Replication
Tablespaces + replica placement policies for active-active multi-region writes with configurable consistency and latency tradeoffs.
Postgres Extension Support
Selected Postgres extensions (pgcrypto, fuzzystrmatch, hstore, postgres_fdw) work natively — closer to a true Postgres drop-in than CockroachDB.
Yugabyte Aeon Operations
Managed-SaaS on AWS, Azure, GCP — Serverless or Dedicated, automated backups, monitoring, scaling, multi-cloud failover.

YugabyteDB — common questions

Ready to evaluate YugabyteDB?

Book a 30-minute scoping call. We'll discuss your workload, the YSQL+YCQL split, and the managed-vs-self-managed decision before any statement of work.