--- title: "crate vs tidb" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/crate-crate-vs-pingcap-tidb" tools: ["crate-crate", "pingcap-tidb"] --- # crate vs tidb Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats. | | [crate](/tools/crate-crate.md) | [tidb](/tools/pingcap-tidb.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Distributed SQL Database with Real-time Analytics Capabilities | A distributed SQL database designed for high availability and scalability with built-in support for HTAP, distributed transactions, vector search. | | Stars | 4,414 | 40,267 | | Forks | 603 | 6,220 | | Open issues | 308 | 6,463 | | Language | Java | Go | | Adopt for | CrateDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database designed for high-performance real-time analytics and supports time-series analysis, full-text search, geospatial capabilities. It is highly scalable, fault-tol | TiDB is an open-source, distributed SQL database designed for high availability and scalability with ACID compliance and built-in support for HTAP. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Data & Retrieval, Vector Databases | Data & Retrieval, Vector Databases | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [crate](/tools/crate-crate.md) | [tidb](/tools/pingcap-tidb.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 308 | 6.5k | | Security scan | Not scanned | 8 low (8 low) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/crate-crate/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/pingcap-tidb/trust.md) | **Typed relationship:** crate _(alternative)_ tidb Both CrateDB and TiDB are distributed SQL databases that support high availability, scalability, and vector search. ## Decision facts: crate - **Adopt for:** CrateDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database designed for high-performance real-time analytics and supports time-series analysis, full-text search, geospatial capabilities. It is highly scalable, fault-tol ## Decision facts: tidb - **Pricing:** freemium - TiDB offers an open-source version under the Apache-2.0 license for free use; additional managed services under TiDB Cloud have varying pricing tiers based on usage and performance needs. - **Adopt for:** TiDB is an open-source, distributed SQL database designed for high availability and scalability with ACID compliance and built-in support for HTAP. ## Choose when ### Choose crate if… - crate is primarily Java; tidb is Go. - Both CrateDB and TiDB are distributed SQL databases that support high availability, scalability, and vector search. - Tags unique to crate: postgresql, big-data, distributed, time-series. - Deploy when you need to handle large volumes of data and perform near-real-time analyzing while maintaining compatibility with PostgreSQL. ### Choose tidb if… - tidb is primarily Go; crate is Java. - Pricing: TiDB offers an open-source version under the Apache-2.0 license for free use; additional managed services under TiDB Cloud have varying pricing tiers based on usage and performance needs.. - Both CrateDB and TiDB are distributed SQL databases that support high availability, scalability, and vector search. - Tags unique to tidb: go, cloud-native, ai, distributed-database. - tidb ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - - When your application requires both transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) capabilities in real-time, leveraging TiDB’s Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) feature. ## When NOT to use crate - Avoid CrateDB if your project strictly requires a traditional relational database experience without the additional NoSQL-like flexibility or real-time querying capabilities, as it may introduce more庞 - 复杂性而不必要。 - 如果你的应用场景对数据库的事务支持要求非常高，且需要严格的ACID特性，请避开CrateDB，因为它在这些方面可能不如传统的关系型数据库那么成熟或可靠。 ## When NOT to use tidb - - If your workload does not benefit from both transactional and analytical processing in real-time, choosing a specialized OLTP or OLAP system might be more efficient. - - When strict limitations on deployment complexity exist since managing TiDB’s architecture for scaling requires a deeper level of expertise compared to traditional SQL databases. - - In environments where downtime is acceptable during scaling operations, as other solutions may offer simpler scaling mechanisms without the added complexity. - - For applications strictly demanding proprietary features or support unavailable in open-source offerings like TiDB. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between crate and tidb? crate: Distributed SQL Database with Real-time Analytics Capabilities. tidb: A distributed SQL database designed for high availability and scalability with built-in support for HTAP, distributed transactions, vector search.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose crate over tidb? Choose crate over tidb when crate is primarily Java; tidb is Go; Both CrateDB and TiDB are distributed SQL databases that support high availability, scalability, and vector search; Tags unique to crate: postgresql, big-data, distributed, time-series; Deploy when you need to handle large volumes of data and perform near-real-time analyzing while maintaining compatibility with PostgreSQL. ### When should I choose tidb over crate? Choose tidb over crate when tidb is primarily Go; crate is Java; Pricing: TiDB offers an open-source version under the Apache-2.0 license for free use; additional managed services under TiDB Cloud have varying pricing tiers based on usage and performance needs.; Both CrateDB and TiDB are distributed SQL databases that support high availability, scalability, and vector search; Tags unique to tidb: go, cloud-native, ai, distributed-database; tidb ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; - When your application requires both transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) capabilities in real-time, leveraging TiDB’s Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) feature. ### When should I avoid crate? Avoid CrateDB if your project strictly requires a traditional relational database experience without the additional NoSQL-like flexibility or real-time querying capabilities, as it may introduce more庞 复杂性而不必要。 如果你的应用场景对数据库的事务支持要求非常高，且需要严格的ACID特性，请避开CrateDB，因为它在这些方面可能不如传统的关系型数据库那么成熟或可靠。 ### When should I avoid tidb? - If your workload does not benefit from both transactional and analytical processing in real-time, choosing a specialized OLTP or OLAP system might be more efficient. - When strict limitations on deployment complexity exist since managing TiDB’s architecture for scaling requires a deeper level of expertise compared to traditional SQL databases. - In environments where downtime is acceptable during scaling operations, as other solutions may offer simpler scaling mechanisms without the added complexity. - For applications strictly demanding proprietary features or support unavailable in open-source offerings like TiDB. ### Is crate or tidb more popular on GitHub? tidb has more GitHub stars (40,267 vs 4,414). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are crate and tidb open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (crate: Apache-2.0, tidb: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to crate or tidb? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at /tools/crate-crate/alternatives and /tools/pingcap-tidb/alternatives (/tools/crate-crate/alternatives.md, /tools/pingcap-tidb/alternatives.md), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at /compare/crate-crate-vs-pingcap-tidb.md mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, crate or tidb? crate: Very active. tidb: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for crate and tidb? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: crate: /tools/crate-crate/trust; tidb: /tools/pingcap-tidb/trust. --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=crate-crate`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=crate-crate) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_