TiDB is a distributed SQL database that provides seamless scalability and high availability for managing large volumes of data without the need for manual sharding. It enables organizations to achieve real-time insights and operational agility while ensuring data security and compliance across various workloads.
Funding
$642M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Traditional SQL databases often struggle to scale effectively for modern applications, requiring complex sharding strategies and leading to increased operational overhead. Managing large volumes of data while maintaining high availability and real-time insights poses a significant challenge for many organizations.
Solution
TiDB is a distributed SQL database designed to provide seamless scalability and high availability without manual sharding. It offers a hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) architecture, allowing organizations to gain real-time insights from their data. TiDB is compatible with MySQL, simplifying migration and integration with existing tools and platforms. The database supports various deployment options, including self-managed, DBaaS, and serverless cloud, providing flexibility to meet different business needs.
Target Audience
TiDB targets enterprises and developers who require a scalable, highly available, and MySQL-compatible database solution for transactional, analytical, and operational workloads.
Features
- Horizontal scalability to handle TBs to PBs of data without sharding
- MySQL compatibility for easy migration and reduced overhead
- Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) capabilities for real-time insights
- Built-in high availability with data consistency and 99.99% availability
- Support for millions of queries per second (QPS) and transactions per second (TPS)
- Online DDL (Data Definition Language) for worry-free schema changes
- Multiple deployment options: self-managed, DBaaS (TiDB Cloud Dedicated), and serverless (TiDB Cloud Serverless)
- Support for various cloud environments and comprehensive integrations with other tools