TiDB Cloud Starter
- Free tier
- Yes
- Limits tracked
- 2
- Last checked
- Last change
- None recorded
- Source
- pingcap.com/pricing
What the free tier includes
Each number is copied from pingcap.com as it read on Oct 22, 2026. Open a quote to see the exact sentence.
| Limit | Free amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Reads / operationsQueries, commands or row reads | 250,000,000 units / mo | pingcap.comchecked Oct 22 Show the quote…Allowance¹ 25 GiB row storage 25 GiB columnar storage 250M Request Units Per organization, across up to five… |
| Database sizeSpace for your data | 25 GB | pingcap.comchecked Oct 22 Show the quote…Cloud Starter: Start for Free Free Monthly Allowance¹ 25 GiB row storage 25 GiB columnar storage 250M Request… |
TiDB Cloud Starter next to other databases
The same limits for 12 services in this category. TiDB Cloud Starter is the highlighted row.
| Service | Database size | Reads / operations | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| TiDB Cloud Starter This page | 25 GB | 250M | pingcap.comchecked Oct 22 |
| CockroachDB Basic | not published | not published | cockroachlabs.comchecked Oct 22 |
| Convex | 500 MB | not published | convex.devchecked Oct 22 |
| Firebase | 1 GB | not published | firebase.google.comchecked Oct 22 |
| MongoDB Atlas | 512 MB | not published | mongodb.comchecked Oct 22 |
| Neon | 1 GB | not published | neon.comchecked Oct 23 |
| PlanetScale No free tier | not published | not published | planetscale.comchecked Oct 23 |
| Prisma Postgres | 2 GB | 200K | prisma.iochecked Oct 23 |
| Redis Cloud | 30 MB | not published | redis.iochecked Oct 23 |
| Supabase | 500 MB | not published | supabase.comchecked Oct 22 |
| Turso | 5 GB | 500M | turso.techchecked Oct 22 |
| Upstash Redis | 250 MB | 500K | upstash.comchecked Oct 23 |
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