Amazon RDS vs TiDB

Amazon RDS

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a managed database service from AWS that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, and Db2 engines. It automates hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups with options for Multi-AZ deployments and read replicas.

DatabasesPaid

TiDB

TiDB Distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility that supports both OLTP and OLAP workloads.

DatabasesFreemiumOpen Source

Quick Facts

Amazon Web ServicesCompanyPingCAP

2009Year Launched2017

PaidPricing ModelFreemium

NoOpen SourceYes

DatabasesCategoryDatabases

WebPlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Amazon RDS

CompanyAmazon Web Services

Year Launched2009

Pricing ModelPaid

Open SourceNo

CategoryDatabases

PlatformsWeb

TiDB

CompanyPingCAP

Year Launched2017

Pricing ModelFreemium

Open SourceYes

CategoryDatabases

PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Pricing

Amazon RDS

Paid

Pay-As-You-Go: Usage-based/monthly

TiDB

Freemium

Free: $0/monthly

Pro: Custom/monthly per seat

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