Distributed SQL Database System
40.1k 2026-05-06
pingcap/tidb
A cloud-native, distributed SQL database offering horizontal scalability, high availability, and HTAP capabilities with MySQL compatibility for unpredictable workloads.
Core Features
Distributed Transactions with ACID guarantees and strong consistency.
Horizontal and Vertical Scalability without downtime.
High Availability with Raft consensus and automated failover.
Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) with TiKV and TiFlash.
MySQL 8.0 Compatibility for easy application migration.
Detailed Introduction
TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native distributed SQL database engineered to handle agentic workloads that grow unpredictably. It provides strong ACID guarantees, native support for transactions, analytics, and vector search, eliminating data silos and infrastructure ceilings. With its architecture separating computing from storage, TiDB ensures high availability, horizontal scalability, and high performance, making it an ideal solution for modern applications requiring robust data management.