PolarDB-X vs TiDB Cloud
| PolarDB-X | TiDB Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Web | api, Web |
| Deployment model | both | cloud |
| MySQL compatibility | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal scaling | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-region deployment | Yes | Yes |
| HTAP workloads | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| PostgreSQL compatibility | — | No |
| Geo-partitioning | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Distributed SQL Databases. On Samsung Mobile US Press, TiDB Cloud scores higher on our published basis.