Google Cloud Spanner
6.6#11 in distributed sql databasesWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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OceanBase Database
8.2#1 in database proxy software$2.38 usage-basedFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Google Cloud Spanner | OceanBase Database |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Google says Spanner delivers up to 99.999% availability and offers single-region, dual-region, and multi-region configurations. | The documentation says OceanBase supports high availability and disaster recovery at node, data center, and region levels. |
| Compliance | Google lists ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA among Spanner’s certifications and compliance credentials. | The Trust Center says OceanBase completed the EU Cloud Code of Conduct adherence process and lists ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27018, ISO 9001, and ISO 20000 certifications. |
| Deployment | Spanner Omni is a downloadable version that can run on-premises, across clouds, or on a laptop. | OceanBase Community Edition is open source, OceanBase Enterprise is self-hosted, and OceanBase Cloud is fully managed across cloud providers. |
| Integrations | Google documents integrations with Cloud Run, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Compute Engine, GKE, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and Looker. | Documented integrations include Kafka, Debezium, Flink, Canal, dbt, DataWorks, AWS Glue, Informatica, NiFi, SeaTunnel and Maxwell. |
Google Cloud Spanner plans
- Standard—
- Enterprise—
- Enterprise Plus—
- Spanner free trial instanceFree
- Standard edition compute$0.03 a month
- Enterprise edition compute$0.04 a month
OceanBase Database plans
- Community EditionFree
- OceanBase Community EditionFree
- OceanBase Cloud Alibaba Cloud pay-as-you-go example$2.38 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- OceanBase EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Google Cloud Spanner if…
Spanner may suit teams building distributed applications that need transactional consistency, scaling, or multiple data models. Its Omni deployment option may interest teams running databases on-premises, across clouds, or on a laptop.
Pick OceanBase Database if…
OceanBase Database may suit teams building transactional, analytical, or AI workloads that need Oracle or MySQL compatibility. Its Community, self-hosted Enterprise, and managed Cloud options address different deployment preferences.