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PingCAP

PingCAP is the company behind TiDB, an open source, distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility.

Last updated September 11, 2026

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Overview

PingCAP started in 2015 when three seasoned infrastructure engineers decided to build a database solution themselves, the open-source way. With the help of hundreds of global contributors, PingCAP is building TiDB, an advanced, open source, distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility. TiKV, TiDB's Key-Value storage layer, is a CNCF Graduated project.

History

PingCAP started in 2015 when three seasoned infrastructure engineers were dissatisfied with the way databases were managed, scaled, and maintained while working at leading Internet companies. Seeing no good solution on the market, they decided to build one themselves — the open-source way. With the help of hundreds of global contributors, PingCAP is building TiDB, an advanced, open source, distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility. TiDB is described as one of the most popular open-source database projects in the world, and TiKV, TiDB's Key-Value storage layer, is a CNCF Graduated project.

Products and positioning

  • TiDB

    An advanced, open source, distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility.

  • TiKV

    TiDB's unique Key-Value storage layer; a CNCF Graduated project.

  • TiDB Cloud

    A cloud offering of TiDB referenced in customer migration stories.

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