PingCAP is a database technology company founded in 2015, dedicated to addressing limitations in traditional database systems. The company builds and provides an enterprise-grade, open-source, distributed SQL database platform. Its work is centered on the technical domains of distributed systems, transactional processing, real-time analytics, and vector search.
The company's primary product is TiDB, an advanced open-source distributed SQL database with MySQL compatibility. It is designed as a unified platform for both transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) workloads. TiDB is noted as one of the world's most popular open-source database projects. Its underlying storage layer is TiKV, a key-value store that has achieved Graduated status within the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
PingCAP's development is supported by hundreds of global contributors. The company's culture is rooted in open-source principles and a focus on solving core technical challenges in database architecture. Its products serve the enterprise software and database technology industries.
