Neon vs TiDB
On the evidence we track, Neon leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Neon
LeaderA fully-managed PostgreSQL database that automatically scales compute resources, supports Git-like environment branching, and includes built-in user authentication without additional licensing.
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Neon
LeaderFree tier with 100 CU-hours/mo. Usage-based: Launch plan $0.106/CU-hr + $0.35/GB-mo, Scale plan $0.222/CU-hr + $0.35/GB-mo. Typical $15–$701/mo.
- FreeFree
- 100 projects
- 100 CU-hours monthly per project
- 0.5 GB storage per project
- Compute up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM)
- Unlimited team members
- +4 more
- LaunchUsage-based, typical $15/mo (intermittent load, 1 GB)
- Compute autoscaling up to 16 CU
- Scale to zero when inactive
- Database storage with 7-day instant restore history
- 100 snapshots
- Monitoring with 3-day retention
- +4 more
- ScaleUsage-based, typical $701/mo (high load, 100 GB)
- Compute autoscaling up to 56 CU
- Configurable scale-to-zero
- Database storage with up to 30-day instant restore history
- 100 snapshots
- SLAs included
- +8 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Datadog
Neon
Leader- OpenTelemetry
TiDB
- Cursor
- JDBC
- mysql-connector-python
- MySQL
- Kubernetes
- Apache Spark
- Kafka
- Confluent
- New Relic
- Airbyte
- AWS AppFlow
- dbt
- Superset
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Azure
- Alibaba Cloud
- AWS Lambda
- Vercel
- Netlify
- Hibernate
- Prisma
- +5 more
Neon or TiDB: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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