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TiDB

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Overview

TiDB is an open-source, distributed Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) database. It is MySQL compatible and designed for extreme scalability and high availability. The architecture includes TiProxy, an official load balancing proxy that provides connection management, load balancing, and graceful failover for TiDB clusters.

✨ Key Features

  • Distributed SQL with ACID transactions
  • MySQL Compatibility
  • Horizontal Scalability
  • HTAP (Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing)
  • High Availability
  • TiProxy for connection management

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Strong MySQL compatibility
  • HTAP capabilities for real-time analytics on transactional data
  • Cloud-native, Kubernetes-friendly architecture

Unique Value: Provides a way to horizontally scale MySQL applications while also enabling real-time analytical queries on the same data, eliminating the need for a separate data warehouse in many cases.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Large-scale OLTP and real-time analytics Scaling MySQL applications without sharding Building highly available, resilient systems

✅ Best For

  • E-commerce platforms requiring both transactional and analytical capabilities
  • Financial services with high concurrency and data volume

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Small applications that don't need horizontal scaling
  • Applications requiring PostgreSQL compatibility

🏆 Alternatives

CockroachDB YugabyteDB PlanetScale Amazon Aurora

Offers stronger HTAP capabilities than many other distributed SQL databases, and focuses on the MySQL ecosystem.

💻 Platforms

Web Desktop API

🔌 Integrations

MySQL ecosystem tools Kubernetes Spark Flink

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Dedicated tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

✓ 14-day free trial

Free tier: Serverless tier with free usage quota for developer and hobbyist projects.

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