tidb
The premium Open Source alternative to Google Spanner
🎯 Best for:High-traffic applications requiring MySQL compatibility and massive scale.
What is tidb?
A distributed SQL database that replaces traditional MySQL clusters and Google Spanner for horizontal scaling. It features a separation of computing and storage, providing ACID compliance and HTAP capabilities.
Tech Stack
GoDatabase & Storage
Why tidb?
- • MySQL compatibility
- • Horizontal scalability
- • Real-time analytics
Limitations
- • High resource footprint
- • Complex operational overhead
- • Latency in small clusters
3/6/2026
Last Update
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Forks
5,757
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Google Spanner)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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