# RocksDB vs Upstash

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Upstash

| Attribute | RocksDB | Upstash |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 61 (48% (low)) | 73.5 (73% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 72 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,684 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 32,011 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,832 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"clustering":"single_node","deployment":"embedded","consistency":"strong","persistence":"append_log","storage_tier":"persistent","licence_class":"copyleft","multi_threaded":true,"data_structures":"kv_only"}` | `{"ann_index":"HNSW","clustering":"replicated","deployment":"managed","serverless":true,"consistency":"strong","persistence":"durable","eviction_ttl":true,"storage_tier":"persistent","transactions":"multi_exec","hybrid_search":true,"licence_class":"proprietary","multi_tenancy":true,"product_class":"dedicated_dbms","wire_protocol":"resp","full_text_bm25":true,"multi_threaded":false,"pubsub_streams":true,"data_structures":"rich_types","distance_metrics":"cosine","horizontal_scale":"sharded_distributed","redis_api_compat":"full","metadata_filtering":"pre_filter"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 7 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"Debezium"},{"name":"JDBC"},{"name":"FluentBit"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| license.spdx | GPL-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"linux":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://rocksdb.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:39:20.137Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Pay-as-you-go","summary":"$0.20 per 100K commands, $0.25/GB after 1 GB free","features":["1 GB storage included","Automatic scaling","Per-request billing","No minimum charge when idle"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"100K commands","amount":0.2,"period":"per","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.25,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"1 GB free"}},{"free":false,"name":"Fixed Plans","summary":"$10 to $1,500/month depending on tier","features":["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"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Flat monthly pricing with included throughput and storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["100K+ commands per second","Custom SLA","Dedicated support"],"description":"Custom plans for high-throughput production workloads","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"throughput":"100K+ commands per second"}}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go from $0 idle + $0.20 per 100K commands; fixed plans from $10–$1,500/month; enterprise available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://upstash.com/blog/aws-elasticache-pricing-explained-2026-full-cost-breakdown","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:36:52.447Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 21 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v11.8.1","date":"2026-08-07T17:30:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v11.1.2","date":"2026-06-25T01:05:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v11.1.1","date":"2026-04-29T21:42:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v11.0.4","date":"2026-04-07T22:14:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v11.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.10.1","date":"2026-02-02T19:07:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v8.11.5","date":"2026-01-21T17:25:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.11.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.9.1","date":"2026-01-06T03:41:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.8.3","date":"2026-01-06T03:36:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.7.5","date":"2025-10-22T21:41:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.6.2","date":"2025-10-22T17:48:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.5.1","date":"2025-08-11T15:38:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.4.2","date":"2025-07-11T00:32:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.2.1","date":"2025-04-29T21:06:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.1.3","date":"2025-04-14T20:50:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v9.11.2","date":"2025-03-29T21:45:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.11.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v10.0.1","date":"2025-03-31T18:29:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v9.10.0","date":"2025-01-02T18:31:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v9.9.3","date":"2024-12-17T18:06:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v9.8.4","date":"2024-12-03T21:25:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases/tag/v9.7.4","date":"2024-11-01T16:39:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.7.4"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.1 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.rocksdb%3Arocksdbjni&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Key-Value Stores)

| Capability | RocksDB | Upstash |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Storage tier | Persistent | Persistent |
| Persistence | Append-only log | Fully durable |
| Data structures | KV-only | Rich types |
| **Protocol** |  |  |
| Wire protocol | - | RESP (Redis) |
| **Distribution** |  |  |
| Clustering | Single-node | Replicated |
| Consistency | Strong | Strong |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Eviction / TTL policies | - | ✓ |
| Multi-threaded | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pub/Sub / streams | - | ✓ |
| Transactions / atomic ops | - | MULTI-EXEC |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Embedded | Managed |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Copyleft | Proprietary |
| **Compatibility** |  |  |
| Redis API compatibility | - | Full |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:37:36.146Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*