features.md

title	Features
summary	Learn about feature support status for different TiDB Cloud plans.

Features

This document lists the feature support status for different TiDB Cloud plans, including {{{ .starter }}}, Essential, and Dedicated.

Tip:

TiDB Cloud Starter is the best way to get started with TiDB Cloud. Additionally, you can try out TiDB Cloud features on TiDB Playground.

• ✅: Generally available or in public preview.
• 🔒: In private preview.
• 🚧: Under development.
• ❌: Currently not available.

Category	Feature	Starter	Essential	Dedicated
Basics	Scalable transactional processing	✅	✅	✅
	Analytical processing	✅	✅	✅
	Vector storage & vector search	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)
	API	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)
Developer experience	Data Branch	✅	✅	❌
	SQL Editor	✅	❌	❌
Resource management	Pay as you use	✅	✅	❌
	Automatic scaling based on workload	✅	✅	❌
	Manual cluster modification	❌	❌	✅
	Password setting	✅	✅	✅
	Pause & resume	❌	❌	✅
	System maintenance window	❌	❌	✅
	Backup file recycle bin	❌	❌	✅
Data processing	Data import from CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to TiDB Cloud	✅	✅	✅
	Data migration from MySQL-compatible databases into TiDB Cloud	❌	✅ (Public preview)	✅
	Data export via CSV, Parquet, and SQL files to local or object storages	✅ (Public preview)	✅ (Public preview)	❌
	Change data replication to Kafka or other MySQL-compatible databases using changefeeds	❌	✅ (Public preview)	✅
Backup & restore	Automatic backup	✅	✅	✅
	Manual backup	❌	❌	✅
	Dual region backup	❌	❌	✅
	Point-in-time recovery (PITR)	❌	✅	✅
	Restore	✅	✅	✅
Observability	Built-in metrics	✅	✅	✅
	Alerting	❌	✅	✅
	SQL statement analysis	✅	✅	✅
	Slow query log	✅	✅	✅
	Top SQL	❌	❌	✅
	Events	✅	✅	✅
	Third-party integrations, such as Datadog, Prometheus, and New Relic	❌	✅ (Public preview)	✅
High availability	Cross-AZ failover	❌	✅	✅
Resource allocation	Node groups	❌	❌	✅
	Resource control	❌	❌	✅
Network connection	Private endpoint	✅	✅	✅
	Public endpoint	✅	✅	✅
	VPC peering	❌	❌	✅
Security	Database audit logging	❌	🔒	✅
	Console audit logging	✅	✅	✅
	Log redaction	✅	✅	✅
	CMEK	❌	❌	✅
	Dual-layer encryption	✅	✅	✅
	IAM (including email and password login, standard SSO, and organization SSO)	✅	✅	✅
Cloud and regions	AWS	✅	✅	✅
	Alibaba Cloud	✅	✅	❌
	Azure	❌	❌	✅
	Google Cloud	❌	❌	✅
Cloud and regions	AWS	✅	✅	✅
	Azure	❌	❌	✅
	Google Cloud	❌	❌	✅

Tip:

To request a feature in private preview, click ? in the lower-right corner of the TiDB Cloud console, and then click Support Tickets to go to the Help Center. Create a ticket, fill in "Apply for <feature_name>" in the Description field, and then click Submit.