TiDB Cloud
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VisitTiDB Cloud vs YDB
What both publish
| Fact | TiDB Cloud | YDB |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Official integrations include Kubernetes via TiDB Operator, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, Kafka, Flink, Confluent, Airbyte, Amazon AppFlow and dbt. | The integrations documentation lists DBeaver, DataGrip, Grafana, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, Kafka API, dbt, SQLAlchemy, and LangChain among supported integrations. |
| Product | TiDB Cloud is a fully managed cloud database service built around an open-source distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility. | YDB is a distributed SQL database for OLTP, OLAP, and streaming workloads. |
| Scaling | Starter offers on-demand compute that scales to zero when idle. | YDB automatically shards and rebalances data, and compute and storage can scale independently. |
| 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. | YDB supports internal users and external users from directory services such as LDAP and IAM, along with user and group access rights. |
| Support | Support is provided through the Help Center, email, chat and video conferencing; Basic users use community Slack or Discord for technical questions. | Commercial support offers a Basic 8×5 ticket service and an Advanced 24×7 service through tickets, chat, and videoconferencing. |
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
YDB plans
- Managed YDB ServerlessFree
- Open-SourceFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Managed YDB DedicatedPriced on request
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 YDB if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.