# Developer Tier vs Dedicated Tier
+ Before creating a cluster, consider which option suits your need better.

+ Why is this important?

+ Answer:
+ The cluster tier determines the throughput and performance of your cluster
+ TiDB Cloud provides two options of cluster tiers:
  + Developer Tier
  + Dedicated Tier

![center](./student-guide/diagram/Doubt_aa_001_20220525.png)
------------------------------------------------------------
The cluster tier determines the throughput and performance of your cluster.

TiDB Cloud provides the following two options of cluster tiers. Before creating a cluster, you need to consider which option suits your need better.

The TiDB Cloud Developer Tier is a one-year free trial of TiDB Cloud, the fully managed service of TiDB. You can use Developer Tier clusters for non-production workloads such as prototype applications, hackathons, academic courses, or to provide a temporary data service for non-commercial datasets.