Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL vs Google Cloud Spanner
| Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL | Google Cloud Spanner | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | api, self-hosted | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Vector search | Yes | |
| Deployment model | cloud | both |
| Managed cloud | Yes | |
| Document formats | JSON | |
| Transactions | Yes | |
| Maximum document size | 2 MB | |
| Query interface | cql | |
| Consistency controls | configurable | |
| Multi-region support | Yes | |
| Transaction support | Yes | |
| Maximum row size | 2 MB | |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| PostgreSQL compatibility | Yes | |
| MySQL compatibility | No | |
| Multi-region deployment | Yes | |
| Geo-partitioning | Yes | |
| HTAP workloads | Yes |
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