# 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.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/tidb · data of 2026-11-02

## Facts

- Founded: 2015
- Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California
- Employees: 501–1,000
- Company type: Private, venture-backed
- Latest funding: Series A
- Deployment: Managed cloud service (TiDB Cloud), bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment in the customer's cloud account, and self-managed open source
- Best for: Teams building AI agents and agentic workloads that need vectors, transactions and analytics in one database
- Compliance: ISO/IEC 27001:2013, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA

## Products

- 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.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vector Databases | 20 of 30 | 1.9 | 3 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| google_ai_mode | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| perplexity | 5.6 | 11.1% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “TiDB AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/tidb, data of 2026-11-02. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).