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Comparison

MySQL vs TiDB

No clear leader: TiDB (59.5) and MySQL (55.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

MySQL full profile →TiDB full profile →
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MySQL56
TiDB60
Score
Vioscale score
MySQL56 / 100medium · 51%updating
TiDB60 / 100medium · 61%updating
Pricing
Free tier
MySQL✓
TiDB✓
Model
Price level
MySQLlow
TiDBlow
Transparent
MySQL✗
TiDB✗
Integrations
Count
MySQL–
TiDB4
Security
Gdpr
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Pci
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Scorecard
MySQL4.6
TiDB–
Soc2
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
MySQL–
TiDB99.99
Status page
MySQL–
TiDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
MySQL664
TiDB–
Github stars
MySQL12,407
TiDB–
Stackoverflow questions
MySQL230,000
TiDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
MySQL2
TiDB–
Release
Cadence days
MySQL90
TiDB–
License
Spdx
MySQLGPL-2.0
TiDB–
Language
Primary
MySQLC++
TiDB–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
MySQL8 items
TiDB–

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

MySQL is an open-source SQL database management system that serves as the foundation for many web-based applications and cloud services. Available in both a free community edition and a commercial enterprise edition with advanced features and professional support.

Independently observed

TiDB

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.

MySQL

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✓

Integrations

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

MySQL

Not documented yet.

TiDB

4 total
  • Cursor
  • JDBC
  • mysql-connector-python
  • MySQL
Independently observed

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