Apache RocketMQ
7.5#2 in event streaming platformsFree planFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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TiDB Cloud
8.1#1 in distributed systemsFree planFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Apache RocketMQ | TiDB Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | The documentation includes concepts, quick start, deployment, best practices, SDK references, security guidance, FAQs and release notes. | Documentation covers getting started, guides, SQL reference, APIs, integrations, security, billing, FAQs, CLI and Terraform workflows. |
| Licence | The source distribution is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, a permissive licence allowing modification and redistribution subject to its notices and conditions. | The TiDB database source code, including enterprise features, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 19 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 66 reviews |
| Security | RocketMQ provides ACL and TLS, but operators must configure ACL or restrict access to trusted networks; the security guide warns that ACL is not enabled by default. | TiDB Cloud supports email and password login, standard SSO, organization SSO, private endpoints, public endpoints, and console audit logging across all four listed plans. |
| Security controls | Official security documentation describes ACL authentication and authorization plus TLS-encrypted client-server communication. | Security features include SSO, MFA, fine-grained IAM, private endpoints, VPC peering, IP access lists, TLS, CMEK options and console/database audit logs. |
Apache RocketMQ plans
- Apache RocketMQFree
- Apache RocketMQ open-source distributionFree
TiDB Cloud plans
- TiDB Cloud Essential—
- TiDB Cloud Premium$1,800 a month
- TiDB Cloud Dedicated$0.22 a month
- TiDB Cloud StarterFree
- StarterFree
- Essential$400 a month
Pick Apache RocketMQ if…
Apache RocketMQ suits developers and operators building asynchronous messaging between services, particularly when they need options such as transactional messages or FIFO ordering. It is for teams prepared to deploy and configure self-hosted middleware.
Pick TiDB Cloud if…
TiDB Cloud may suit teams needing a managed MySQL-compatible database for transactional and analytical workloads. Starter's free quota and scale-to-zero compute may interest organizations evaluating the service or running workloads with idle periods.