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TiDB Cloud Starter Free Tier
Free tier- Row storage25 GiB / month (5 GiB per instance)
- Columnar storage25 GiB / month (5 GiB per instance)
- Request Units250M / month (50M per instance)
- InstancesUp to 5 with free allowance
- CompatibilityMySQL
Catch: The allowance is per organization, split as 5 GiB row storage, 5 GiB columnar storage and 50M RUs per instance across up to five instances. Beyond it you pay from $0.10 per million RUs and $0.20/GiB-month row storage; set a spend limit to cap it.
- Source
- https://www.pingcap.com/pricing/
- Last checked
- 13 Nov 2026
FAQ
Does TiDB Cloud Starter have a free tier?
Yes. TiDB Cloud Starter is free within published limits (Row storage: 25 GiB / month (5 GiB per instance); Columnar storage: 25 GiB / month (5 GiB per instance); Request Units: 250M / month (50M per instance); Instances: Up to 5 with free allowance; Compatibility: MySQL). Last checked 13 Nov 2026 against https://www.pingcap.com/pricing/.
What is the catch with the TiDB Cloud Starter free tier?
The allowance is per organization, split as 5 GiB row storage, 5 GiB columnar storage and 50M RUs per instance across up to five instances. Beyond it you pay from $0.10 per million RUs and $0.20/GiB-month row storage; set a spend limit to cap it.
What are free alternatives to TiDB Cloud Starter?
Other databases services with a free tier tracked here: Supabase, Neon, MongoDB Atlas. Compare them side by side at https://freetiertracker.com/databases/.
Change History
- Added TiDB Cloud Starter: free monthly allowance of 25 GiB row storage, 25 GiB columnar storage and 250M Request Units per organization, across up to five MySQL-compatible instances.
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