TiDB
TiDB provides distributed SQL with MySQL compatibility.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Distributed SQL database for hybrid workloads
Who should look elsewhere
Operational complexity
Pros
- +Distributed MySQL
- +Good scalability
- +MySQL compatible
- +Active development
- +Open source
Cons
- −Operational complexity
- −Learning curve
- −Resource intensive
- −Cloud expensive
- −Compatibility gaps
Key features
- ✓Distributed SQL
- ✓MySQL compatible
- ✓HTAP
- ✓Horizontal scaling
- ✓Strong consistency
- ✓Open source
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community (Self-Hosted) | $0 | month | Open source; Self-managed; Full features |
| Cloud Serverless | $0 | month | 25 GiB free storage; 250M free RUs/month; Pay-as-you-go beyond free tier |
| Cloud Dedicated | — | month | Node-based pricing; Dedicated resources; Enterprise support |