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.
- β : Generally available or in public preview.
- π: In private preview.
- π§: Under development.
- β: Currently not available.
| Category | Feature | Starter | Essential | Dedicated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basics | Scalable transactional processing | β | β | β |
| Analytical processing | β | β | β | |
| Vector storage & vector search | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | |
| API | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | |
| Developer experience | Data Branch | β | β | β |
| SQL Editor | β | β | β | |
| Resource management | Pay as you use | β | β | β |
| Automatic scaling based on workload | β | β | β | |
| Manual cluster modification | β | β | β | |
| Password setting | β | β | β | |
| Pause & resume | β | β | β | |
| System maintenance window | β | β | β | |
| Backup file recycle bin | β | β | β | |
| Data processing | Data import from CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to TiDB Cloud | β | β | β |
| Data migration from MySQL-compatible databases into TiDB Cloud | β | β
(Public preview) | β | |
| Data export via CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to local or object storages | β
(Public preview) | β
(Public preview) | β | |
| Change data replication to Kafka or other MySQL-compatible databases using changefeeds | β | β
(Public preview) | β | |
| Backup & restore | Automatic backup | β | β | β |
| Manual backup | β | β | β | |
| Dual region backup | β | β | β | |
| Point-in-time recovery (PITR) | β | β | β | |
| Restore | β | β | β | |
| Observability | Built-in metrics | β | β | β |
| Alerting | β | β | β | |
| SQL statement analysis | β | β | β | |
| Slow query log | β | β | β | |
| Top SQL | β | β | β | |
| Events | β | β | β | |
| Third-party integrations, such as Datadog, Prometheus, and New Relic | β | β
(Public preview) | β | |
| High availability | Cross-AZ failover | β | β | β |
| Resource allocation | Node groups | β | β | β |
| Resource control | β | β | β | |
| Network connection | Private endpoint | β | β | β |
| Public endpoint | β | β | β | |
| VPC peering | β | β | β | |
| Security | Database audit logging | β | π | β |
| Console audit logging | β | β | β | |
| Log redaction | β | β | β | |
| CMEK | β | β | β | |
| Dual-layer encryption | β | β | β | |
| IAM (including email and password login, standard SSO, and organization SSO) | β | β | β | |
| Cloud and regions | AWS | β | β | β |
| Alibaba Cloud | β | β | β | |
| Azure | β | β | β | |
| Google Cloud | 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.