IBM Cloud Databases for MySQL vs TiDB Cloud

IBM Cloud Databases for MySQL plans

No prices published.

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 IBM Cloud Databases for MySQL if…

You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.

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.