TiDB by pingcap
TiDB is built for agentic workloads that grow unpredictably, with ACID guarantees and native support for transactions, analytics, and vector search. No data silos. No noisy neighbors. No infrastructure ceiling.
About TiDB
From the project's README at github.com/pingcap/tidb. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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TiDB (/’taɪdiːbi:/, "Ti" stands for Titanium) is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, horizontal and vertical scalability, strong consistency, and high performance. Key Features Quick Start Need Help? Architecture Contributing License See Also Acknowledgments Key Features Distributed Transactions: TiDB uses a two-phase commit protocol to ensure ACID compliance, pro
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 40k | github.com/pingcap/tidb |
| GitHub forks | 6.2k | github.com/pingcap/tidb |
| Docker Hub pulls | 8226k | hub.docker.com / pingcap |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.7 years | since Sep 2015 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 214 | last: 23 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2024-41433. What people say on Hacker News
- The Making of TiDB X: Origins, Architecture, and What's to Come
- Manus 1.5 Uses TiDB X to Let Agents Ship Full-Stack Apps at Scale
- TiDB X: Context-aware scaling for distributed SQL with object storage backbone
- Delivering at Scale: How Ninja Van Powers Shipments with TiDB
- Scaling Observability: Why TiDB Moved from Prometheus to VictoriaMetrics
Ready to self-host TiDB?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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