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Comparison

Redis Cloud vs Timescale Cloud

No clear leader: Timescale Cloud (58.6) and Redis Cloud (55.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Redis Cloud55
Timescale Cloud59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redis Cloud55 / 100medium · 74%
Timescale Cloud59 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✗
Model
Redis Cloudfreemium
Timescale Cloudcommercial
Price level
Redis Cloudlow
Timescale Cloudlow
Starting price
Redis Cloud–
Timescale Cloud$0.18
Transparent
Redis Cloud✗
Timescale Cloud✓
Integrations
Count
Redis Cloud11
Timescale Cloud4
Security
Certifications
Redis Cloud–
Timescale CloudSOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policy
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Gdpr
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Hipaa
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Pci
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud–
Soc2
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Redis Cloud99.999
Timescale Cloud–
Status page
Redis Cloud–
Timescale Cloud✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Redis Cloud7 items
Timescale Cloud6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for managed databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Engine family
Redis CloudRedis valkey compatible
Timescale CloudPostgresql
Deployment type
Redis CloudIndependent multi cloud
Timescale CloudIndependent multi cloud
Serverless scale to zero
Redis Cloud✗
Timescale Cloud-
Database branching
Redis Cloud-
Timescale Cloud-
Point in time recovery
Redis Cloud-
Timescale Cloud✓
Multi region replication
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Automatic failover
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Private networking
Redis Cloud-
Timescale Cloud✓
Built in connection pooling
Redis Cloud-
Timescale Cloud-
Extensions plugin support
Redis CloudExtensive
Timescale CloudExtensive
Self host alternative
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Pricing model
Redis CloudUsage based
Timescale CloudUsage based
Free tier
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Redis Cloud

A fully managed Redis database service offering low-latency, high-throughput data operations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. It provides enterprise-grade reliability, advanced data structures, multi-region replication, and support for diverse workloads including caching, document databases, vector search, and streaming.

Independently observed

Timescale Cloud

A fully managed PostgreSQL database optimized for ingesting, storing, and querying machine-generated and time-series data efficiently with automatic scaling and compression.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Redis Cloud

SubscriptionFree tier
  • EssentialsFree
    • single database
    • RAM index
    • 12 GB max
    • 99.99% uptime
    • fixed 10% RAM allocation
  • Flex-
    • adjustable RAM-to-SSD ratio
    • up to 100 GB capacity
    • 5x more data at similar cost
    • 99.99% uptime
  • Pro-
    • unlimited databases
    • unlimited operations/sec
    • Active-Active multi-region replication
    • 99.999% uptime
    • automatic failover
as of verify ↗

Timescale Cloud

from $0.18/gbUsage-based30-day trial

Usage-based hourly compute metering plus per-GB storage. 30-day free trial.

  • PerformanceHourly compute (from ~$30/month) + $0.177/GB-month storage
    • Hourly billing with zero friction to get started
    • 4 database services
    • Reliability and monitoring
    • Single-node high-availability replicas
    • Point-in-time-recovery to 3 days
    • +1 more
  • ScaleHourly compute (from ~$36/month) + $0.212/GB-month storage
    • Unlimited database services
    • Unlimited Tiered Storage
    • Private endpoints
    • SOC 2 report
    • Advanced Reliability and Monitoring
    • +7 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
CLI
Redis Cloud✗
Timescale Cloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
Self-hosted
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✓
On-premise
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✗
Hybrid
Redis Cloud✓
Timescale Cloud✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Grafana

Redis Cloud

13 total - 12 not shared
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Percona XtraDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Google Cloud SQL
  • Oracle
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Prometheus
Independently observed

Timescale Cloud

9 total - 8 not shared
  • Kafka
  • S3
  • Iceberg
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Amazon S3
  • Apache Iceberg
  • AWS Transit Gateway
Independently observed
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Redis Cloud or Timescale Cloud: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.