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Head-to-head · Distributed SQL Databases

YDB vs Huawei GaussDB

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score YDB #6 in Distributed SQL Databases 8.6/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 6 features Visit YDB
Huawei GaussDB #8 in Distributed SQL Databases 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Huawei Cloud

YDB leads on 0 checks, Huawei GaussDB on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreYDB · 8.6/10
  • Most featuresHuawei GaussDB · 5 of 6

YDB scores higher on our rubric for distributed sql databases: 8.6 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

On deployment model, YDB gives you Both where Huawei GaussDB offers Cloud.

YDB is the better fit for open-source distributed transactional systems. Huawei GaussDB is the better fit for managed PostgreSQL/MySQL HTAP.

  • YDB fits best

    Open-source distributed transactional systems

  • Huawei GaussDB fits best

    Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL HTAP

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Side by side

Feature YDB 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Huawei GaussDB 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.4
Ranking #6 in Distributed SQL Databases #8 in Distributed SQL Databases
Best for Open-source distributed transactional systems Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL HTAP
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free —
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Linux Web
Support Community, Docs Tickets, Phone, Live chat, Email
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features YDB 3/6 · Huawei GaussDB 5/6
PostgreSQL compatibility Not checked yet ✓ (best)
MySQL compatibility Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Horizontal scaling ✓ ✓
Multi-region deployment ✓ ✓
Geo-partitioning Not checked yet Not checked yet
HTAP workloads ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Both Cloud
Our review
Pros
  • Distributed ACID transactions with automatic sharding and rebalancing
  • Supports multi-data-center replication and fault-tolerant topologies
  • Combines SQL, streaming, federated queries, and external integrations
  • PostgreSQL-compatible and MySQL-compatible database modes
  • Online scale-in and scale-out for distributed instances
  • Cross-zone deployment and cross-region disaster recovery
Cons
  • Managed charges vary by usage, region, and dedicated resources
  • Change data capture is specified for row-oriented tables
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrow database projects
  • Pricing varies by region, configuration, storage, and billing mode
  • Architecture choices span centralized and distributed deployment modes
  • Online scaling is specified for distributed instances
Our verdict

YDB is an Apache 2.0 open-source distributed SQL database for mission-critical transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads. It is aimed at teams that need strongly consistent ACID transactions, horizontal scaling, automatic…

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Huawei GaussDB is a managed cloud relational database service for enterprise workloads that need distributed storage, scale-out capacity, and availability features. It supports centralized and distributed deployment modes, with coordinator…

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  1. YDBDistributed SQL Databases 8.6Open source
  2. Huawei GaussDBDistributed SQL Databases 8.4Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • YDB — where it wins

    • Distributed ACID transactions with automatic sharding and rebalancing
    • Supports multi-data-center replication and fault-tolerant topologies
    • Combines SQL, streaming, federated queries, and external integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Managed charges vary by usage, region, and dedicated resources
    • Change data capture is specified for row-oriented tables
    • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrow database projects

  • Huawei GaussDB — where it wins

    • PostgreSQL-compatible and MySQL-compatible database modes
    • Online scale-in and scale-out for distributed instances
    • Cross-zone deployment and cross-region disaster recovery

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing varies by region, configuration, storage, and billing mode
    • Architecture choices span centralized and distributed deployment modes
    • Online scaling is specified for distributed instances

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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