Features
This document lists the feature support status for different TiDB Cloud plans, including TiDB Cloud Starter, Essential, Premium, BYOC, and Dedicated.
Tip
- This feature comparison table applies to MySQL-compatible TiDB Cloud only. It does not include PostgreSQL-compatible TiDB Cloud Starter (Public Preview).
- TiDB Cloud Starter is the best way to get started with TiDB Cloud. Additionally, you can try out TiDB Cloud features on TiDB Playground.
- β : Generally available or in public preview.
- π: In private preview.
- π§: Under development.
- β: Currently not available.
| Category | Feature | Starter | Essential | Premium | BYOC | Dedicated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basics | Scalable transactional processing | β | β | β | β | β |
| Analytical processing | β | β | β | β | β | |
| API | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | π§ | β
(Public preview) | |
| Developer experience | Data Branch | β | β | π§ | β | β |
| SQL Editor | β | π§ | π§ | β | β | |
| Resource management | Pay as you use | β | β | β | β | β |
| Automatic scaling based on workload | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Manual cluster modification | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Password setting | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Pause & resume | β | β | β | β | β | |
| System maintenance window | β | β | π§ | π§ | β | |
| Backup file recycle bin | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Specialized features | Vector storage & vector search | β
(Public preview) | β | β | β | β |
| Full-text search | β
(Public preview) | β | π§ | π§ | β | |
| Data processing | Data import from CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to TiDB Cloud | β | β | β | β | β |
| Data migration from MySQL-compatible databases into TiDB Cloud | β | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β | |
| Data export via CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to local or object storages | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β | |
| Change data replication to Kafka or other MySQL-compatible databases using changefeeds | β | π | β | β | β | |
| Backup & restore | Automatic backup | β | β | β | β | β |
| Manual backup | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Dual region backup | β | β | π§ | π§ | β | |
| Point-in-time recovery (PITR) | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Restore | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Observability | Built-in metrics | β | β | β | β | β |
| Alerting | β | β | β | β | β | |
| SQL statement analysis | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Slow query log | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Top SQL | β | β
(Top RU in Public preview) | β
(Top RU in Public preview) | β
(Top RU in Public preview) | β | |
| Events | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Prometheus and Grafana integration | β | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | π | β | |
| Datadog integration | β | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β | β | |
| New Relic integration | β | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β | β | |
| High availability | Cross-AZ failover | β | β | β | β | β |
| Single-AZ deployment | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Resource allocation | Node groups | β | β | β | β | β |
| Resource control | β | β | π§ | π§ | β | |
| Network connection | Private endpoint | β | β | β | β | β |
| Public endpoint | β | β | β | β | β | |
| VPC peering | β | β | π | π | β | |
| Security | Database audit logging | β | π | β | β | β
(Public preview) |
| Console audit logging | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Log redaction | β | β | β | β | β | |
| CMEK | β | β | π | π§ | β | |
| Dual-layer encryption | β | β | π | π§ | β | |
| IAM (including email and password login, standard SSO, and organization SSO) | β | β | β | β | β | |
| Cloud and regions | AWS | β | β | β | β | β |
| Alibaba Cloud | β | β | β | π§ | β | |
| Azure | β | β | π§ | π§ | β | |
| Google Cloud | β | β | β | β | β |
Tip
To request a feature in private preview, click ? in the lower-right corner of the TiDB Cloud console, and then click Support Tickets to go to the Help Center. Create a ticket, fill in "Apply for <feature_name>" in the Description field, and then click Submit.