Comparison

Redis vs Upstash

On the evidence we track, Upstash leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Redis full profile →Upstash full profile →

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Redis64

★Upstash74

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Redis	UpstashLeader
Vioscale score	64 / 100high · 75%	74 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$10
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	19	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.8	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=redisex&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	76,112	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	26,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	60	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	45	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	RSALv2	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

Redis64 / 100high · 75%

Upstash74 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Model

Rediscommercial

Upstashfreemium

Price level

Redislow

Upstashlow

Starting price

Redis–

Upstash$10

Transparent

Redis✗

Upstash✓

Integrations

Count

Redis19

Upstash7

Security

Disclosure policy

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Gdpr

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Hipaa

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Iso27001

Redis✓

Upstash–

Pci

Redis✓

Upstash–

Scorecard

Redis6.8

Upstash–

Soc2

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Vulnerabilities

RedisCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=redisex&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Upstash–

Reliability

Sla pct

Redis–

Upstash99.99

Status page

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Redis1

Upstash–

Github stars

Redis76,112

Upstash–

Stackoverflow questions

Redis26,000

Upstash–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Redis60

Upstash–

Release

Cadence days

Redis45

Upstash–

History

Redis20 items

Upstash–

License

Spdx

RedisRSALv2

Upstash–

Language

Primary

RedisC

Upstash–

Market

Availability

RedisAvailable worldwide

UpstashAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Redis8 items

Upstash–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for key-value stores. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Key-Value Stores
Capability	Redis	Upstash
Storage
Storage tier	In-memory	Persistent
Persistence	Append-only log	Fully durable
Data structures	Rich types	Rich types
Protocol
Wire protocol	RESP (Redis)	RESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering	Sharded	Replicated
Consistency	Strong	Strong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies	✓	✓
Multi-threaded	✓	✗
Pub/Sub / streams	✓	✓
Transactions / atomic ops	MULTI-EXEC	MULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment	Managed	Managed
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available	Proprietary
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility	Full	Full

Storage

Storage tier

RedisIn-memory

UpstashPersistent

Persistence

RedisAppend-only log

UpstashFully durable

Data structures

RedisRich types

UpstashRich types

Protocol

Wire protocol

RedisRESP (Redis)

UpstashRESP (Redis)

Distribution

Clustering

RedisSharded

UpstashReplicated

Consistency

RedisStrong

UpstashStrong

Ops

Eviction / TTL policies

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Multi-threaded

Redis✓

Upstash✗

Pub/Sub / streams

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Transactions / atomic ops

RedisMULTI-EXEC

UpstashMULTI-EXEC

Deployment

RedisManaged

UpstashManaged

Licensing

Licence class

RedisSource-available

UpstashProprietary

Compatibility

Redis API compatibility

RedisFull

UpstashFull

What each one is

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

Redis

A versatile in-memory database engine that enables sub-millisecond data access and processing for caching, stream processing, session storage, search, and machine learning workloads. Available as both open-source software and managed cloud services across multiple cloud providers.

Independently observed

Upstash

Leader

A cloud platform offering serverless Redis, vector databases, message queues, and workflow orchestration designed for developers building serverless applications, with usage-based and fixed-rate pricing options.

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

SubscriptionFree tier

Essentials-
Pro-

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Upstash

Leader

from $10/moHybridFree tier

Pay-as-you-go from $0 idle + $0.20 per 100K commands; fixed plans from $10–$1,500/month; enterprise available

Pay-as-you-goFree
- 1 GB storage included
- Automatic scaling
- Per-request billing
- No minimum charge when idle
Fixed Plans$10 to $1,500/month depending on tier
- Entry plan: 250 MB storage, 50 GB bandwidth
- High-end plan: 500 GB storage, 20 TB bandwidth, 16k commands/sec
- No per-command billing
- Predictable costs
EnterpriseContact sales
- 100K+ commands per second
- Custom SLA
- Dedicated support

as of 2026-08-24verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Redis	Upstash
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Redis✓

Upstash✓

CLI

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Redis✓

Upstash✓

Self-hosted

Redis✓

Upstash✗

Integrations

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

In common (3)

PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB

Redis

19 total - 16 not shared

Oracle
MariaDB
Percona XtraDB
Microsoft SQL Server
Cassandra
Google Cloud SQL
Grafana
Prometheus
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Python
Node.js
Java
Go
.NET

Independently observed

Upstash

Leader

8 total - 5 not shared

Cloudflare Workers
Auth0
Debezium
JDBC
FluentBit

Independently observed

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