Differences in Backup between TiDB Enterprise Edition and Community Edition

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Original topic: TiDB企业版和社区版本的备份区别

| username: TiDB超级萌新

I see that the Enterprise Edition supports storage-level backup and recovery, while the Community Edition does not. Is this different from the regular BR?

| username: cassblanca | Original post link

If you spend money and encounter problems, you can ask P社 to help solve them. For free services, you can only rely on internal discussions and strategies. Generally, clients prefer to spend money to solve problems, as those are not considered issues.

| username: zhanggame1 | Original post link

Directly ask the sales.

| username: srstack | Original post link

There is no difference in the software, but the commercial version includes Oracle synchronization tools and support for GitHub - pingcap/tiunimanager: TiUniManager.

| username: TIDB-Learner | Original post link

One option is to ask the community when you encounter a problem and wait for others to respond. The other option is to create a dedicated group for you, where you can throw in your questions like discarding trash. In the group, someone will say, “Hold on, we’ll solve it right away.”

| username: dba远航 | Original post link

The enterprise edition will have dedicated services, while the community edition is free to fly.

| username: zhaokede | Original post link

The difference between free and paid versions is that the paid version definitely offers better service, especially in terms of technical support and fault recovery.

| username: 这里介绍不了我 | Original post link

Pay for services

| username: 双开门变频冰箱 | Original post link

Paid versions come with after-sales service, while the community edition leaves you to fend for yourself.

| username: xingzhenxiang | Original post link

I feel there is no difference. This is a comparison between the enterprise edition and the community edition. If you have the money, you can directly contact the official team.

| username: 哈喽沃德 | Original post link

The enterprise edition is equivalent to purchasing the service.

| username: WinterLiu | Original post link

It’s just like the difference between spending money on in-game purchases and not spending money.

| username: Kongdom | Original post link

In the comparison between the enterprise edition and the community edition, I did not see the difference you mentioned.

| username: zhanggame1 | Original post link

Scroll down a bit.

| username: xingzhenxiang | Original post link

Welcome capable players to join, which is beneficial for the development of TiDB. :footprints:

| username: 春风十里 | Original post link

There may not be much difference, because I see that the content here is not very accurate. For example, stored procedures are still not supported in the enterprise edition.

| username: heiwandou | Original post link

Is there a free audit available?

| username: TiDBer_jYQINSnf | Original post link

The main focus is on auditing functionality and problem resolution. For the free version, you can ask questions here, while the enterprise version has dedicated support.

| username: come_true | Original post link

For personal use, go with the community edition. For business use, choose the enterprise edition; after all, businesses have money.

| username: forever | Original post link

This belongs to basic functionality, and there generally won’t be any differences. Differences usually lie in advanced features and technical support.