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Comparison

RocksDB 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.

RocksDB full profile →Upstash full profile →
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RocksDB61
★Upstash74
Score
Vioscale score
RocksDB61 / 100low · 48%
Upstash74 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
RocksDB✓
Upstash✓
Model
RocksDBopen_source
Upstashfreemium
Price level
RocksDBfree
Upstashlow
Starting price
RocksDB–
Upstash$10
Transparent
RocksDB–
Upstash✓
Integrations
Count
RocksDB–
Upstash7
Security
Disclosure policy
RocksDB–
Upstash✓
Gdpr
RocksDB–
Upstash✓
Hipaa
RocksDB–
Upstash✓
Scorecard
RocksDB7.1
Upstash–
Soc2
RocksDB–
Upstash✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
RocksDB–
Upstash99.99
Status page
RocksDB✓
Upstash✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
RocksDB2,684
Upstash–
Github stars
RocksDB32,011
Upstash–
Package downloads weekly
RocksDB1,832
Upstash–
Activity
Commits last 30d
RocksDB72
Upstash–
Release
Cadence days
RocksDB21
Upstash–
History
RocksDB20 items
Upstash–
License
Spdx
RocksDBGPL-2.0
Upstash–
Language
Primary
RocksDBC++
Upstash–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
RocksDBPersistent
UpstashPersistent
Persistence
RocksDBAppend-only log
UpstashFully durable
Data structures
RocksDBKV-only
UpstashRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
RocksDB-
UpstashRESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering
RocksDBSingle-node
UpstashReplicated
Consistency
RocksDBStrong
UpstashStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
RocksDB-
Upstash✓
Multi-threaded
RocksDB✓
Upstash✗
Pub/Sub / streams
RocksDB-
Upstash✓
Transactions / atomic ops
RocksDB-
UpstashMULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment
RocksDBEmbedded
UpstashManaged
Licensing
Licence class
RocksDBCopyleft
UpstashProprietary
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
RocksDB-
UpstashFull

What each one is

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

RocksDB

An embeddable C++ database library optimized for high-performance storage and retrieval on flash drives and RAM, supporting workloads from application caching to multi-terabyte data storage with configurable write and read performance tradeoffs.

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.

RocksDB

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
RocksDB✗
Upstash✓
Linux
RocksDB✓
Upstash✗
CLI
RocksDB✗
Upstash✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
RocksDB✗
Upstash✓
Self-hosted
RocksDB✓
Upstash✗

Integrations

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

RocksDB

Not documented yet.

Upstash

Leader
8 total
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Auth0
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Debezium
  • JDBC
  • FluentBit
Independently observed

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