TiDB Cloud
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VisitTiDB Cloud vs Turso
What both publish
| Fact | TiDB Cloud | Turso |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official integrations include Kubernetes via TiDB Operator, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, Kafka, Flink, Confluent, Airbyte, Amazon AppFlow and dbt. | The SDK documentation says Drizzle and Prisma run on @libsql/client and describes production-ready support from major ORM ecosystem options. |
| Product | TiDB Cloud is a fully managed cloud database service built around an open-source distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility. | Turso is a SQLite-based database platform built to run databases for individual users, agents, and tenants. |
| Security | TiDB Cloud supports email and password login, standard SSO, organization SSO, private endpoints, public endpoints, and console audit logging across all four listed plans. | The homepage describes per-database encryption with customer-held keys, bring-your-own-cloud deployment, and data residency controls. |
| Support | Support is provided through the Help Center, email, chat and video conferencing; Basic users use community Slack or Discord for technical questions. | The Free, Developer, and Scaler plans list Community support; Pro lists Priority Email; Enterprise lists 24x7 Priority Email. |
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
Turso plans
- Developer$4.99 a month
- Scaler$24.92 a month
- Pro$416.58 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Free—
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.
Pick Turso if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.