TiDB
NewThe distributed SQL database built for AI agents
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
- TiDB ranks #20 of 30 in Vector Databases with an AI visibility score of 1.9 (SlateIndex, Nov 2, 2026).
- TiDB is most visible on Perplexity (5.6) and least on Google AI Mode (0).
- AI engines name TiDB in 3 of the 30 Vector Databases buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
- pingcap.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about TiDB, with 3 citations.
About
Company details for TiDB
TiDB is a distributed SQL database built for AI agents, running vector search, transactions and analytics in one MySQL-compatible engine with ACID guarantees and elastic scale. It is offered as the managed TiDB Cloud service, as a bring-your-own-cloud deployment, and as open-source software for self-managed use. TiDB Cloud Lake is a separate managed warehouse for analytics and search. It ranks #20 of 30 in Vector Databases on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 1.9 in the latest weekly run.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company employs 501–1,000 people. Its differentiator: vector similarity search joined directly against transactional and analytical data in one SQL engine, with no separate vector database.
- Website
- pingcap.com
- Categories
- Vector Databases
- Company size
- 501–1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, California
- Founded
- 2015
- Company type
- Private, venture-backed
- Funding
- Series A
- Pricing
- Free; paid from $400 / mo · usage-based
- Free trial
- Free plan available
- Deployment
- Managed cloud service (TiDB Cloud), bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment in the customer's cloud account, and self-managed open source
- Platforms
- AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud
- Compliance
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA
- Support
- Online documentation and setup guides, FAQs, Contact sales
Read from linkedin.com, pingcap.com, gartner.com, facebook.com, texau.com · refreshed Nov 2, 2026.
AI visibility
Latest weekly run · Nov 2 · next run Nov 9
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.
Changes appear after the second weekly run in Vector Databases. Pinecone leads the category at 71.8%.
Media
Website and product screenshots for TiDB
AI mentions & citations
Recent answers that name TiDB
No mentions in the latest run.
Products & features
What TiDB sells
TiDB
Open-source distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility, offered for self-managed use.
TiDB Cloud
Managed TiDB service with Starter, Essential, Premium and Dedicated plans.
TiDB Cloud Lake
Managed warehouse for analytics and search, with compute that scales independently of storage.
Target market & buyers
Agentic AI platforms, fintech and enterprise-scale infrastructure teams
Notable customers include Plaud, Manus, Atlassian, Kimi, Catalyst, Rakuten, Plaid, Pinterest.
| Industry | Primary use case |
|---|---|
| Agentic AI | Agent state, memory and context persistence with ACID-consistent reads and writes |
| SaaS | Consolidating sharded PostgreSQL clusters for a developer platform |
| Fintech | Migrating services from Amazon Aurora with minimal cutover downtime |
| eCommerce | Loyalty program aggregation layer handling high write volumes |
| Mobility | Order creation, billing and payments for microservices |
Funding & recent developments
Funding
| Round | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2015 | $2M |
| Series B | 2017 | $15M |
| Series C | 2018 | $50M |
| Series D | 2020 | $270M |
| Series D+ | 2021 | $300M |
| Series A | — | $5M |
| Latest known round | Total raised |
|---|---|
| Series A | — |
Recent developments
- Oct 2026SecurityCEO publishes note on security incident
The CEO published a note about a security incident that ran from September 9 to October 7, 2026.
- Oct 2026SecurityPingCAP discloses breach
PingCAP disclosed the breach on October 19, 2026. An outside firm reported finding no evidence that customer databases in TiDB were accessed.
- Oct 2026CompanyTiDB SCaiLE 2026 event
PingCAP hosted the TiDB SCaiLE 2026 event in Mountain View.
- Aug 2026ProductTiDB 8.5.8 stable release
The current TiDB stable release is 8.5.8.
- May 2026ProductTiDB Cloud Dedicated on Microsoft Azure reaches general availability
TiDB Cloud Dedicated on Microsoft Azure reportedly reached general availability.
Competitive landscape
How TiDB compares with its top three alternatives
TiDB most often appears alongside Pinecone, Qdrant, PostgreSQL in AI answers.
| Brand | Visibility | Share of voice | vs last week | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TiDB | 1.9% | 0.7% | New | Free plan |
| Pinecone | 71.8% | 14% | New | Free plan |
| Qdrant | 60.5% | 13.4% | New | Free plan |
| PostgreSQL | 49% | 12.6% | New | Pricing not available |
| Weaviate | 45.2% | 11.7% | New | Free plan |
Pricing
Usage-based pricing with a free plan
Cite as: SlateIndex, “TiDB AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/tidb, data of Nov 2, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.