OceanBase

OceanBase is an enterprise distributed relational database that offers high availability, high performance, horizontal scalability, and full SQL compatibility. Trusted by industry leaders, it powers mission-critical workloads across multi-cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

OceanBase is the open source alternative to:

PlanetScale

MongoDB

Amazon Neptune

About OceanBase

OceanBase powers mission-critical applications through unparalleled query performance, 100% ACID compliance, and robust distributed transactions using multi-replica synchronization. It simplifies data management by unifying OLTP, OLAP, and AI workloads in one system, while offering elastic scalability and automatic disaster recovery for zero downtime. Its multi-model support—including SQL, NoSQL, XML, and JSON—streamlines architecture and reduces storage costs with advanced compression.

Key Features

Enterprise-grade distributed relational architecture
High availability with zero RPO and RTO under 8 seconds
Elastic scalability across horizontal, vertical, and tenant dimensions
100% ACID compliance with strong transactional support via Paxos protocols
Unified support for OLTP, OLAP, and AI workloads with multi-model data handling
Cost-effective operations with advanced compression and multi-tenancy

Pricing

Dedicated Plan

Flexible cloud-based pricing details available on the website.

Features:

✓Configurations range from 4 vCPU/16GB RAM to 64 vCPU/400GB RAM
✓Up to 80TB of storage with multi-cloud deployment (AWS, Google Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Tencent Cloud)

Self-hosted

Pricing provided upon request.

Features:

✓Deploy on-premises or in private/hybrid cloud environments
✓Commercial license and enterprise support options available

Summary

OceanBase delivers robust distributed database capabilities tailored for high-demand, mission-critical environments. By merging OLTP, OLAP, and AI processing with versatile data model support and elastic scalability, it empowers businesses to optimize performance, ensure continuous availability, and achieve notable cost reductions.

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