Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
TiDB and Timescale score closely across Staquest's six weighted dimensions, with no decisive overall winner. TiDB has a free tier; Timescale does not. Paid plans start at $600/mo for TiDB and $30/mo for Timescale.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | PingCAP | Timescale |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | tidb | timescale |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Day Retention | ||
| 1 Ip Allow-List | ||
| 4 Vcpu To 32 Vcpu Per Node | ||
| 1 Vpc | ||
| 99.99% Availability | ||
| 4 Database Services | ||
| Autoscaling Compute | ||
| Advanced Reliability And Monitoring | ||
| Available On Aws And Alibaba Cloud | ||
| Advanced Security And Compliance | ||
| Available On Aws, Google Cloud And Azure | ||
| Aws Transit Gateway | ||
| Core Capabilities | ||
| Basic Security | ||
| Deploy On Infrastructure Of Choice | ||
| Basic Support (9-5 Et) | ||
| Encrypted In Transit And At Rest | ||
| Cross-Region Backups For Disaster Recovery | ||
| Fully-Managed Cloud Dbaas | ||
| Enterprise Expert Services | ||
| Highly Compatible With Kubernetes | ||
| Enterprise Slas | ||
| Open-Source Distributed Sql Database | ||
| Everything In Performance | ||
| Pci-Dss And Soc 2 Type Ii Compliant | ||
| Everything In Scale | ||
| Point-In-Time Backup | ||
| High Performance And Scalability | ||
| Scale Down To Zero | ||
| Higher Performance And Scalability |
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TiDB's paid plans start at $600/mo and Timescale's start at $30/mo, so Timescale is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
TiDB offers a free tier; Timescale does not currently list one.
Timescale scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
TiDB is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
