TiDB Cloud — Cloud Database for Scale & Real‑Time AI
Run a fully managed cloud‑native, distributed SQL DBaaS with serverless scale, vector search, and high availability. Try TiDB Cloud now.
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TiDB Cloud is a fully managed, serverless, MySQL-compatible distributed SQL database service for building scalable modern applications with real-time analytics and AI capabilities.
🚀 Overview
TiDB Cloud is a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) powered by the open-source TiDB, offering cloud-native scalability, HTAP (Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing), and serverless simplicity without infrastructure management.
It solves the challenges of scaling databases for high-demand workloads, such as manual sharding, ops overhead, and downtime during growth, by providing autoscaling, multi-cloud deployment, and built-in AI features like vector search.
Built for developers, startups, enterprises, and teams modernizing apps— from indie makers prototyping on free tier to large orgs running mission-critical payment systems or AI backends.
PingCAP created it to democratize TiDB's power, enabling rapid development and reliable operations across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud.
✨ Key Features
- Serverless Autoscaling: Compute scales elastically to zero when idle, no manual tuning needed—ensures cost-efficiency and performance.
- MySQL-Compatible Distributed SQL: HTAP for transactions and analytics in one DB, with low-latency queries and full-text/vector search.
- Multi-Cloud & High Availability: 30+ regions, automated failover, backups, encryption—enterprise-grade reliability.
- AI-Ready: Native vector capabilities, real-time insights for modern workloads.
- Upcoming: Branching (beta) for CI/CD integration, enhanced Data Service.
🛠 Tech Stack
- Frontend: React, TiUI library
- Backend: TiDB (Go), TiKV (Rust), TiFlash for analytics
- Database: TiDB (distributed NewSQL), durable object storage
- Auth: IAM, VPC peering
- Hosting: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Alibaba Cloud
👥 Who Is This For?
This project is useful for:
- Developers who want scalable, MySQL-compatible databases without DevOps burden
- Teams looking for HTAP and real-time AI in production environments
- Indie makers building prototypes with free, serverless compute
📸 Screenshots / Demo
- Live demo: https://tidbcloud.com/ (free trial console)
- GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap/tidb
🔥 Project Status
- 🟢 Actively building
Last updated: 2026-03-24
❓ FAQ
Is this project free?
Freemium (Generous Starter tier: 25 GiB row/column storage, 250M Request Units free/month per org; pay-as-you-go beyond, no credit card for start. Free trial for Essential/Dedicated tiers.)
Is the source code available?
Yes — Core engine: https://github.com/pingcap/tidb (Apache 2.0); Cloud tools/samples/CLI: https://github.com/tidbcloud
Can I contribute?
Yes — Open issues/PRs on GitHub repos. Join TiDB community on Discord/Slack for discussions. Provide feedback via help center or discussions.
📬 Contact & Links
- Website: https://tidbcloud.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/pingcap
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/PingCAP
- Email: https://tidb.support.pingcap.com/ (support portal)
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