# TiDB, YugabyteDB vs ScyllaDB Comparison

| | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 67 | 66 | 427 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (40.4% of reviews) | Mid-Market (49.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free Trial Per Month | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### TiDB

Pros:
- Scalability (52 reviews)
- Ease of Use (32 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (22 reviews)
- Performance Issues (15 reviews)

### YugabyteDB

Pros:
- Scalability (24 reviews)
- Reliability (21 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (18 reviews)
- Learning Curve (15 reviews)

### ScyllaDB

Pros:
- Performance (57 reviews)
- Speed (49 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (21 reviews)
- Limited Features (13 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (51 reviews) | 9.2 (58 reviews) | 8.8 (333 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (52 reviews) | 9.0 (60 reviews) | 8.5 (342 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (52 reviews) | 8.6 (52 reviews) | 8.3 (250 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (26 reviews) | 8.1 (18 reviews) | 8.2 (125 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (47 reviews) | 9.5 (57 reviews) | 8.6 (312 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (26 reviews) | 8.8 (18 reviews) | 8.7 (105 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.5 (51 reviews) | 9.6 (57 reviews) | 9.0 (324 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### TiDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: TiDB Cloud Serverless

Price: Free Trial Per Month

Description: Fully-managed cloud DBaaS for applications with variable workloads, available on AWS.

Key Features:
- 25 GB of row storage, 25 GB of column storage, and 250M Request Units (RUs) for free per month for each organization
- $0.20 per additional GB of storage
- $0.10 per additional 1M RUs

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/tidb/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### YugabyteDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### ScyllaDB

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | 8.8/10 | 29 |
| **YugabyteDB** | 8.8/10 | 21 |
| **ScyllaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data dictionary** | 8.5 (27 reviews) | 8.3 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.8 (28 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 9.3 (27 reviews) | 9.1 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | 8.9 (25 reviews) | 8.9 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Analysis** | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 9.1 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Maintenance

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | 9.1 (28 reviews) | 8.6 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup and Recovery** | 9.0 (28 reviews) | 8.7 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-User Environment** | 8.4 (25 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | 8.7 (26 reviews) | 8.7 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Access Control** | 8.8 (26 reviews) | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | 8.9/10 | 40 |
| **YugabyteDB** | 8.7/10 | 51 |
| **ScyllaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management 

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | 9.2 (33 reviews) | 8.6 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 9.3 (35 reviews) | 9.0 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | 9.5 (35 reviews) | 8.7 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 9.3 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support 

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | 8.2 (30 reviews) | 8.8 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 8.7 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Languages** | 8.6 (33 reviews) | 8.5 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.7 (33 reviews) | 8.9 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | 8.8 (32 reviews) | 8.3 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | 8.8 (35 reviews) | 8.5 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 8.7 (29 reviews) | 8.7 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 8.6 (32 reviews) | 8.7 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | 9.2 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Concurrency** | 9.4 (34 reviews) | 8.5 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Management** | 9.0 (33 reviews) | 8.1 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | 8.9 (32 reviews) | 8.5 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Optimizer** | 8.6 (34 reviews) | 8.9 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | 9.1 (37 reviews) | 8.9 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | 9.4 (39 reviews) | 9.0 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | 8.3 (37 reviews) | 8.8 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | 9.5 (39 reviews) | 9.1 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | 8.4 (34 reviews) | 8.6 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 9.3 (39 reviews) | 9.1 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **YugabyteDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | 8.6/10 | 183 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (162 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (163 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (157 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (154 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (156 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (148 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (141 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (144 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (142 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (143 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (139 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Wide Column Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **YugabyteDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | 8.5/10 | 83 |

#### Storage

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Storage Method** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (70 reviews) | 

#### Scalability

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Database Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (78 reviews) | 
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (71 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Order Preserving Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (64 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Types Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (74 reviews) | 
| **Different Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Multi model Database Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (68 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Wide Column Database

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 

### Vector Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **YugabyteDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Indexing

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Filters

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | 8.5/10 | 8 |
| **YugabyteDB** | 8.8/10 | 13 |
| **ScyllaDB** | 8.8/10 | 163 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 9.2 (13 reviews) | 9.2 (152 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 8.8 (142 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 9.4 (13 reviews) | 8.9 (151 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 8.4 (136 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | 7.9 (8 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 8.7 (139 reviews) | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 9.2 (10 reviews) | 8.8 (137 reviews) | 
| **Governance** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.7 (133 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 8.7 (133 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 9.5 (153 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 9.3 (12 reviews) | 8.9 (147 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (136 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (145 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (123 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.7 (126 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.7 (126 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (137 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (129 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **TiDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **YugabyteDB** | N/A | N/A |
| **ScyllaDB** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | 9.1 (37 reviews) | 8.9 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | 9.4 (39 reviews) | 9.0 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | 8.3 (37 reviews) | 8.8 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | 9.5 (39 reviews) | 9.1 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | 8.4 (34 reviews) | 8.6 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | 8.7 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 9.3 (39 reviews) | 9.1 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)

**Unique to TiDB (3):** [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms), [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases)

**Unique to YugabyteDB (3):** [Wide Column Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wide-column-database), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms)

**Unique to ScyllaDB (2):** [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases), [Wide Column Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/wide-column-database)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | TiDB | YugabyteDB | ScyllaDB | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 34.6% | 37.7% | 41.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.0% | 49.2% | 29.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 40.4% | 13.1% | 28.6% | 

### By Industry

#### TiDB

- **Computer Software:** 26.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.3%
- **Financial Services:** 11.5%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 5.8%
- **Internet:** 5.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8%
- **Retail:** 3.8%
- **E-Learning:** 3.8%
- **Accounting:** 1.9%
- **Computer Games:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 17.3%

#### YugabyteDB

- **Financial Services:** 32.8%
- **Computer Software:** 21.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 13.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 8.2%
- **Consumer Services:** 6.6%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Banking:** 3.3%
- **Consulting:** 1.6%
- **Medical Practice:** 1.6%
- **Information Services:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 6.6%

#### ScyllaDB

- **Computer Software:** 29.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 13.2%
- **Financial Services:** 6.1%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Banking:** 3.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.2%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.6%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.4%
- **Consulting:** 2.4%
- **Entertainment:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 30.9%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to TiDB

- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (740 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2274 reviews)
- [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (373 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews)
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews)

### Alternatives to YugabyteDB

- [CockroachDB](https://www.g2.com/products/cockroachdb/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (29 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (677 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (740 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews)
- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (530 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2274 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews)

### Alternatives to ScyllaDB

- [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews)
- [Cassandra](https://www.g2.com/products/cassandra/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (35 reviews)
- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (530 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (370 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### TiDB

No discussions available for this product.

### YugabyteDB

No discussions available for this product.

### ScyllaDB

- Title: [What is the agenda for the coming quarter, what new features will be introduced?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-agenda-for-the-coming-quarter-what-new-features-will-be-introduced) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Planned features for Scylla Open Source 4.x and 5.x

• Enhancements to our DynamoDB compatible API (Alternator)
• Faster resumable streaming (Repair base..."
- Title: [Is ScyllaDB free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-scylladb-free) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "ScyllaDB is available as a “source available” solution. You can utilize the complete ScyllaDB feature set for free if your deployment remains under 10 TB of..."
- Title: [How does ScyllaDB handle sharding and replication?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-scylladb-handle-sharding-and-replication) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "ScyllaDB follows a shard-per-core design that assigns specific data partitions to individual CPU cores, reducing internal contention. It employs consistent..."
- Title: [What are the main tradeoffs when switching to ScyllaDB?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-main-tradeoffs-when-switching-to-scylladb) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "As a NoSQL database, ScyllaDB prioritizes performance and scalability over traditional relational features like complex joins or ad-hoc reporting. While it..."
- Title: [Why is ScyllaDB faster than alternatives?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/why-is-scylladb-faster-than-alternatives) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The speed of ScyllaDB stems from its shared-nothing, shard-per-core architecture, which maximizes CPU efficiency and concurrency. Built on the Seastar..."

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