A Cloud-Native, Modular Architecture for Real-Time Scale
TiDB’s distributed SQL architecture fully decouples compute and storage, uses object storage as the durable backend, and scales intelligently to support real-time, hybrid, and AI workloads—all while maintaining ACID transactions and MySQL compatibility.
Petabyte-Scale Performance
Handle extreme data volumes and concurrency with low latency. Scale to petabytes and support millions of QPS/TPS without performance degradation.
Simplify Your Stack with One System
Replace complex data pipelines and siloed architectures with a single, workload-aware SQL platform that adapts to analytical, operational, and AI use cases.
Cloud-Native by Design
Decoupled compute and storage, elastic scale, and object storage-native durability across environments.
Enterprise-Grade from Day One
Built-in replication, fault tolerance, global deployments, and workload observability.
Benefits
Advanced Features That Set TiDB Apart
With TiDB’s advanced capabilities, organizations can optimize performance, ensure data reliability, and adapt their infrastructure to meet evolving business needs
Horizontal Scaling
Provides seamless scaling with automatic sharding. Built-in security controls safeguard your data as it scales effortlessly.
99.99% Availability
Ensures continuous access to data with automated failover, self-healing capabilities, and secure data recovery, providing uninterrupted uptime and zero data loss.
Strong Consistency
Maintains ACID transactions with strong data consistency, integrity checks, and compliance with global data privacy regulations when distributing data globally.
Optimized for Mixed Workloads
Streamlined tech stack optimized for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads, while ensuring data security and privacy.
MySQL Compatibility
Leverage the world’s most MySQL-compatible distributed SQL database, with enhanced security and reliability, all built on a familiar platform.
Multi-Cloud
Easily deploy database clusters across your preferred cloud platforms. Benefit from end-to-end encryption and full compliance with each cloud provider’s security standards.
Built on a Proven Open Source Foundation
Unlock business innovation with a transparent, community-driven, and secure database that’s 100% open source.
Robust Security and Compliance
Protect data with enterprise-grade encryption, both in-flight and at-rest, supported by regular security audits and compliance certifications such as GDPR, CCPA, and SOC2.
Cloud-Native Object Storage
Durable, low-cost, cloud-optimized storage that enables elastic scale and fast Point-In-Time Recovery (PITR).
Workload Isolation
Separate background jobs from foreground queries with modular services.
Deployment Options
Deploy TiDB Your Way
Choose how and where you want TiDB to run. Whether you want it fully managed by PingCAP, or deployed on your infrastructure, TiDB offers maximum flexibility for every business model.
TiDB Cloud
- TiDB runs in PingCAP’s managed cloud environment
- Best for speed, simplicity, and enterprise SLAs
- Available in Starter, Essential, and Dedicated editions
TiDB Self-Managed
- Keep data and infra under your control
- Ideal for regulated industries or custom deployment needs
AI-Ready Applications
Combine structured data, semantic vectors, and full-text search to build intelligent, responsive AI features with native support for RAG pipelines and agent memory.
Operational Intelligence
Run real-time analytics directly on transactional data to optimize operations.
Multi-Tenant SaaS Platforms
Handle millions of tables, schemas, and connections with schema isolation, high concurrency, and dynamic workload management.
Fintech & Payments Systems
Guarantee transactional consistency and low-latency processing at scale for mission-critical workloads like ledgers, fraud detection, and compliance tracking.
Resources to Fuel Your TiDB Journey
Documentation
Access detailed and comprehensive documentation covering all aspects of TiDB.
Hands-on Labs
Dive in and master TiDB’s unique capabilities through hands-on practices.
Customer Stories
Read how companies support their most important workloads.