Features

This document lists the feature support status for different TiDB Cloud plans, including TiDB Cloud Starter, Essential, and Dedicated.

Tip

TiDB Cloud Starter is the best way to get started with TiDB Cloud. Additionally, you can try out TiDB Cloud features on TiDB Playground.

✅: The feature is generally available or in public preview.
🔒: The feature is in private preview.
🚧: The feature is under development.
❌: The feature is currently not available.

Category	Feature	Starter	Essential	Dedicated
Basics	Scalable transactional processing	✅	✅	✅
	Analytical processing	✅	✅	✅
	Vector storage & vector search	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)
	API	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)
Developer experience	Data branch	✅	✅	❌
Developer experience	SQL editor	✅	❌	❌
Cluster management	Pay as you use	✅	✅	❌
	Automatic scaling based on workload	✅	✅	❌
	Manual cluster modification	❌	❌	✅
	Password setting	✅	✅	✅
	Pause & resume	❌	❌	✅
	System maintenance window	❌	❌	✅
	Backup file recycle bin	❌	❌	✅
Data processing	Data import from CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to TiDB Cloud	✅	✅	✅
	Data migration from MySQL-compatible databases into TiDB Cloud	❌	✅ (Public preview)	✅
	Data export via CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to local or object storages	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)	❌
	Change data replication to Kafka or other MySQL-compatible databases using changefeeds	❌	✅ (Public preview)	✅
Backup & restore	Automatic backup	✅	✅	✅
	Manual backup	❌	❌	✅
	Dual region backup	❌	❌	✅
	Point-in-time recovery (PITR)	❌	✅	✅
	Restore	✅	✅	✅
Observability	Built-in metrics	✅	✅	✅
	Alerting	❌	🚧	✅
	SQL statement analysis	✅	✅	✅
	Slow query log	✅	✅	✅
	Top SQL	❌	❌	✅
	Events	✅	✅	✅
	Third-party integrations, such as Datadog, Prometheus, and New Relic	❌	❌	✅
High availability	Cross-AZ failover	❌	✅	✅
Resource allocation	Node groups	❌	❌	✅
Resource allocation	Resource control	❌	❌	✅
Network connection	Private endpoint	✅	✅	✅
	Public endpoint	✅	✅	✅
	VPC peering	❌	❌	✅
Security	Database audit logging	❌	🔒	✅
	Console audit logging	✅	✅	✅
	Log redaction	✅	✅	✅
	CMEK	❌	❌	✅
	Dual-layer encryption	✅	✅	✅
	IAM (including email and password login, standard SSO, and organization SSO)	✅	✅	✅
Cloud and regions	AWS	✅	✅	✅
	Alibaba Cloud	✅	✅	❌
	Azure	❌	❌	✅
	Google Cloud	❌	❌	✅

Tip

To request a feature in private preview, click ? in the lower-right corner of the TiDB Cloud console and click Request Support. Then, fill in the feature name in the Description field and click Submit.

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