# From MySQL to CockroachDB at Groww: A Staged Production Migration

DevFeed: [From MySQL to CockroachDB at Groww: A Staged Production Migration](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-mysql-to-cockroachdb-at-groww-a-staged-production-migration-23799.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://cockroachlabs.com/blog/mysql-to-cockroachdb-migration>)

Author: Sourav De,Vittal Pai,Paresh Saraf

Published: 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Cockroach Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cockroach-labs.md>)

Topics: [CockroachDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cockroachdb.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Database Migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database-migration.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [Concurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/concurrency.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

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## AI overview

This article describes Groww's staged production migration from a managed MySQL cloud instance to CockroachDB. It explains how MOLT supported staged data movement, continuous replication, verification, near-zero downtime, limited application changes, and rollback planning.

## Source excerpt

Groww is India's #1 stock broker with 16 million active users and $11 billion in market cap.