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MySQL vs TiDB

On the evidence we track, MySQL leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

MySQL full profile →TiDB full profile →
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★MySQL65
TiDB49
Score
vioscaleAI score
MySQL65 / 100medium · 53%
TiDB49 / 100low · 19%
Pricing
Free tier
MySQL✓
TiDB✓
Model
Price level
MySQLfree
TiDBfree
Transparent
MySQL✗
TiDB✗
Integrations
Count
MySQL–
TiDB26
Security
Gdpr
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Pci
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Scorecard
MySQL5.1
TiDB–
Soc2
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
MySQL–
TiDB99.99
Status page
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
MySQL664
TiDB–
Github stars
MySQL12,441
TiDB–
Stackoverflow questions
MySQL230,000
TiDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
MySQL100
TiDB–
Release
Cadence days
MySQL90
TiDB–
License
Spdx
MySQLGPL-2.0
TiDB–
Language
Primary
MySQLC++
TiDB–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

Core
SQL model
MySQLFull SQL
TiDBFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
MySQLFull
TiDBFull
Highest isolation level
MySQLSerializable
TiDB-
Consistency
Consistency
MySQLStrong
TiDB-
Scale
Horizontal scale
MySQLNatively distributed
TiDBNatively distributed
Replication
Replication
MySQLAsync
TiDB-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
MySQL✓
TiDB-
Deployment
Deployment
MySQLSelf-hosted
TiDB-
Serverless / scale-to-zero
MySQL✓
TiDB✓
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
MySQLMySQL protocol
TiDBMySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
MySQL✓
TiDB-
Licensing
Licence class
MySQLCopyleft
TiDBPermissive OSS
Data types
JSON / document support
MySQL✓
TiDB-
Geo / spatial
MySQL-
TiDB-

What each one is

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

MySQL

Leader

MySQL is an open-source SQL database server. MySQL Cluster extends it with real-time transaction processing capabilities for distributed deployments.

Independently observed

TiDB

An open-source, distributed SQL database that provides ACID transactions with automatic scaling from zero to peak load. It maintains MySQL protocol compatibility and supports both analytical and transactional workloads on unified data.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

MySQL

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Community edition free; Enterprise/Standard/Classic editions require contacting sales

  • MySQL Community ServerFree
  • MySQL Enterprise EditionContact sales
  • MySQL Standard EditionContact sales
  • MySQL Classic EditionContact sales
as of verify ↗

TiDB

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
MySQL✓
TiDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MySQL✗
TiDB✓
Self-hosted
MySQL✓
TiDB✓
On-premise
MySQL✗
TiDB✓

Integrations

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

MySQL

Leader

Not documented yet.

TiDB

30 total
  • Cursor
  • JDBC
  • mysql-connector-python
  • MySQL
  • Kubernetes
  • Apache Spark
  • Kafka
  • Confluent
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Airbyte
  • AWS AppFlow
  • dbt
  • Superset
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • AWS Lambda
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • Hibernate
  • +6 more
Independently observed
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