TiCDC

6.8easy start · #11 of 30
in Database Proxy Software

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Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted.

TiCDC is ranked #11 of 30 in database proxy software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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TiCDC (open-source) Free No paid plans or usage caps stated on the TiCDC pages opened docs.pingcap.com · 2 Oct 2026

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Deployment model: self-hosted
Capture method: log-based
Schema evolution: Yes
Initial snapshot: Yes

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Purpose: TiCDC replicates incremental data from TiDB by capturing TiKV change logs, sorting the changes, and exporting row-based data to downstream systems.
Disaster recovery: TiCDC can replicate between TiDB clusters with second-level RPO and minute-level RTO.
Multi-active: TiCDC supports bidirectional replication between TiDB clusters for multi-active deployments.
Downstream sinks: TiCDC can replicate to TiDB, MySQL-compatible databases, Kafka, Amazon S3, GCS, Azure Blob Storage, and NFS.
Kafka formats: Recommended Kafka data formats include Canal-JSON, Avro, and Debezium.
Filtering and management: TiCDC can filter databases, tables, DMLs, and DDLs, and its Open API can query task status, modify task configuration, and create or delete tasks.
Availability: TiCDC has no single point of failure and supports dynamically adding and deleting TiCDC nodes.
Delivery semantics: TiCDC outputs each DDL or DML at least once, so failures can cause repeated statements or Kafka messages.
Index requirement: TiCDC generally replicates only tables with at least one valid index, though the force-replicate option can replicate tables without one.
Unsupported cases: The docs list RawKV-only clusters, CREATE SEQUENCE and SEQUENCE functionality, and TiDB Lightning physical import on tables being replicated as unsupported scenarios.
Large transactions: TiCDC only partially supports upstream large transactions, and its new architecture has an out-of-memory risk with extremely large transactions.
Deployment and scale: TiCDC can be deployed with a new TiDB cluster or added to an existing cluster, and the deployment documentation recommends at least two instances in production.
Security: The deployment guide documents enabling TLS between TiDB components, including TiCDC.
Intended users: Documented use cases include disaster recovery, real-time data feeds for monitoring, caching, indexing and analysis, and replication between heterogeneous databases.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Database Proxy Software in 2026#11 of 30
Best Data Replication Software in 2026#10 of 26
Best Change Data Capture Software in 2026#7 of 20

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Sources

docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/ticdc-overview/· checked 2 Oct 2026
docs.pingcap.com/tidb/stable/deploy-ticdc/· checked 2 Oct 2026