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Exasol to TiDB integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep Exasol and TiDB in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect Exasol and TiDB

Connect TiDB and Exasol with one live, two-way sync: operational rows flow into the warehouse, and computed results flow back where systems can read them fast.

Operational databases and analytical warehouses want the same data at different moments. Analysts want TiDB's rows in Exasol, current and joinable, without a change-data-capture pipeline to maintain. Engineers want the outputs of warehouse work, such as aggregates, features, and segments, available in TiDB where the services that read from it get them at normal query latency.

Stacksync covers both directions with one connection. Tables or collections in TiDB sync into Exasol in real time, and result tables in Exasol sync back into TiDB, with schema and type mapping between the two systems handled for you.

Common use cases

  • 01 Load CRM and ERP records into Exasol tables on a schedule so analysts query fresh operational data.
  • 02 Sync computed metrics or customer segments from Exasol back into a CRM for sales and marketing use (reverse ETL).
  • 03 Serve mixed transactional and analytical workloads on synced data using TiFlash columnar replicas
  • 04 Two-way sync between TiDB tables and SaaS tools so operational edits made in either system converge

Common sync patterns

Fresh analytics without loading windows

Because changes stream continuously, analysts query current data instead of waiting for last night's load.

Offload heavy reads

Point analytical queries at the synced copy in Exasol and keep TiDB focused on its operational workload.

Operational data in the warehouse, minus the pipeline

Rows from TiDB land in Exasol as they change, replacing hand-built CDC and batch extract jobs.

What you can sync between Exasol and TiDB

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

Exasol objects TiDB objects How this pairing syncs
Tables Primary sync target; columnar relational tables written with standard SQL. Tables Row data stored in TiKV; the primary unit for reads, writes, and CDC. Same entity on both sides — records pair one-to-one and field-level changes reconcile in both directions.
Views Read-only query surfaces often used as curated sources for reverse ETL. Views Logical views for shaping reads before syncing outward. Same entity on both sides — records pair one-to-one and field-level changes reconcile in both directions.
Users and roles Grant read/write access for the dedicated integration account. Columns MySQL-compatible types mapped to fields in the paired system. Users and roles is specific to Exasol and Columns to TiDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Schemas Namespaces that group the tables a sync reads from or writes into. Indexes Secondary indexes that keep incremental sync queries efficient. Schemas is specific to Exasol and Indexes to TiDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Virtual schemas Federated views over external sources; useful for deciding what needs physical replication. Sequences Server-side ID generation relevant when external systems write rows. Virtual schemas is specific to Exasol and Sequences to TiDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
UDF scripts In-database functions that can transform synced data after load. Databases MySQL-style schemas addressed by any MySQL-compatible client. UDF scripts is specific to Exasol and Databases to TiDB — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.

How changes propagate between Exasol and TiDB

Each direction of the sync is driven by what the source system can signal and what the destination accepts — detection, delivery, and expected latency below.

Exasol TiDB Interval-based propagation

DetectionStacksync polls Exasol for changes on an incremental schedule, reading only records changed since the previous pass. Polling with timestamp or key columns.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to TiDB as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

TiDB Exasol Sub-second propagation

DetectionChanges in TiDB are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. Log-based CDC via TiCDC, which captures row changes from TiKV and streams them to downstream sinks.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to Exasol as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

Rate-limit considerations

  • Exasol: No API quota; concurrency is bounded by cluster resources and session limits.
  • TiDB: Throughput scales with cluster size rather than fixed API quotas.
What ships with Exasol ⇄ TiDB

Connect Exasol and TiDB for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every Exasol–TiDB connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in Exasol or TiDB instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever Exasol or TiDB data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single Exasol or TiDB record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your Exasol ⇄ TiDB sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between Exasol and TiDB.

How the Exasol and TiDB connectors work

Exasol

Integration surface
SQL over JDBC/ODBC drivers and a WebSocket-based client protocol
Authentication
Database credentials (username and password)
Change detection
Polling with timestamp or key columns; Exasol does not expose a transaction-log change feed to clients
Capabilities
read · write
Rate limits
No API quota; concurrency is bounded by cluster resources and session limits

TiDB

Integration surface
MySQL wire protocol (SQL)
Authentication
Database credentials (MySQL-compatible username/password)
Change detection
Log-based CDC via TiCDC, which captures row changes from TiKV and streams them to downstream sinks; polling also works
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
Rate limits
Throughput scales with cluster size rather than fixed API quotas
How it works

How to connect Exasol to TiDB — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate Exasol and TiDB with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    Exasol connected
    TiDB connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the Exasol and TiDB objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · Exasol ⇄ TiDB
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    Exasol TiDB
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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FAQ

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Security teams trust Stacksync

As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.

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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

OAuth 2 SSH Tunnelling SSL certificates IP Whitelisting VPN gateway VPC peering and more

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