Comparison

EDB Postgres vs TiDB

On the evidence we track, TiDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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EDB Postgres43
TiDB60
Score
Vioscale score
EDB Postgres43 / 100medium · 61%
TiDB60 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Model
EDB Postgrescommercial
Price level
EDB Postgres
TiDBlow
Transparent
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Integrations
Count
EDB Postgres15
TiDB4
Security
Disclosure policy
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Gdpr
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Pci
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Scorecard
EDB Postgres2.5
TiDB
Soc2
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Reliability
Sla pct
EDB Postgres99.999
TiDB99.99
Status page
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
EDB Postgres1
TiDB
Github stars
EDB Postgres65
TiDB
Activity
Commits last 30d
EDB Postgres0
TiDB
Release
Cadence days
EDB Postgres20
TiDB
History
EDB Postgres20 items
TiDB
Language
Primary
EDB PostgresPython
TiDB

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SQL model
EDB PostgresFull SQL
TiDBFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
EDB PostgresFull
TiDBFull
Highest isolation level
EDB PostgresSerializable
TiDB-
Consistency
Consistency
EDB PostgresStrong
TiDB-
Scale
Horizontal scale
EDB PostgresNatively distributed
TiDBNatively distributed
Replication
Replication
EDB PostgresAsync
TiDB-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
EDB Postgres
TiDB-
Deployment
Deployment
EDB PostgresSelf-hosted
TiDB-
Serverless / scale-to-zero
EDB Postgres
TiDB-
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
EDB PostgresPostgres protocol
TiDBMySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
EDB Postgres
TiDB-
Licensing
Licence class
EDB PostgresPermissive OSS
TiDBPermissive OSS
Data types
JSON / document support
EDB Postgres
TiDB-
Geo / spatial
EDB Postgres-
TiDB-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

EDB Postgres

EDB Postgres combines PostgreSQL with AI-ready infrastructure, analytics capabilities without ETL, and high-availability support across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform provides automatic failover, data migration tools, and enterprise monitoring—designed for mission-critical and data-intensive workloads.

Independently observed

TiDB

Leader

An open-source distributed SQL database trusted by innovators to power transactional, AI, and other modern applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

EDB Postgres

Pricing not documented yet.

TiDB

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • TiDB Cloud StarterFree
  • TiDB Cloud DedicatedContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
EDB Postgres
TiDB
CLI
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Self-hosted
EDB Postgres
TiDB
On-premise
EDB Postgres
TiDB
Hybrid
EDB Postgres
TiDB

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • MySQL

EDB Postgres

15 total - 14 not shared
  • JDBC Connectors
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Hadoop
  • HBASE
  • Amazon S3
  • Parquet
  • Apache Spark
  • PEM (Postgres Enterprise Manager)
  • xDB Replication Server
  • EFM (EDB Failover Manager)
  • Backup and Recovery Tool
  • HARP
  • ETCD
Independently observed

TiDB

Leader
4 total - 3 not shared
  • Cursor
  • JDBC
  • mysql-connector-python
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.