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Redis Cloud vs Upstash

Redis Cloud: Redis Ltd.'s own managed Redis on AWS, Azure and GCP, with Active-Active geo-replication and tiering. Upstash: Serverless, per-request-priced Redis with an HTTP API built for edge and serverless functions.

key differences

  • Redis Cloud is built for larger datasets (≤ 1 PB) than Upstash (≤ 100 GB).
  • Only Redis Cloud has secondary indexes, full-text search, vector search, streaming ingest.
  • Upstash has a serverless option; Redis Cloud does not.

choose redis-cloud for

  • +Global session stores and leaderboards with multi-region writes
  • +Vector search and semantic caching for AI apps
  • +Managed caching across multiple clouds

best at · Cache, Sessions, Vector search

choose upstash for

  • +Rate limiting and caching in edge and serverless functions
  • +Session storage for Next.js and Vercel apps
  • +Side projects and low-traffic production apps

best at · Cache, Sessions, Queue

Redis CloudRedis Ltd.'s own managed Redis on AWS, Azure and GCP, with Active-Active geo-replication and tiering.
UpstashServerless, per-request-priced Redis with an HTTP API built for edge and serverless functions.
overview
Primary model
Key-Value
Key-Value
Also supports
Document, Vector, Time-Series, Search Engine
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Type
Managed service
Managed service
Status
Active
Active
Developer
Redis Ltd.
Upstash, Inc.
First release
2013
2021
Latest version
–
–
License
ProprietaryRedis Cloud service terms
ProprietaryProprietary service
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
1.6
20.4
Rank
#529
#158
GitHub stars
–
982
Stack Overflow questions
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2
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Large (≤ 1 PB)
Small (≤ 100 GB)
Horizontal scaling
Native
Native
Multi-region
Active active
Read replicas
ACID
Limited
Limited
Consistency
Eventual, Causal
Eventual
Schema
Schemaless
Schemaless
Architecture
In memory, Distributed
Serverless, Distributed, Primary replica
deployment
Self-hosted
—
—
Vendor-managed cloud
✓
✓
Serverless
—
✓
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
✓
Clouds
AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
capabilities
Transactions
✓
✓
Joins
—
—
Secondary indexes
✓
—
Full-text search
✓
—
Vector search
✓
—
Geospatial
✓
✓
JSON
✓
✓
Change data capture
—
—
Triggers
—
—
Stored procedures
✓
✓
Materialized views
—
—
TTL / expiry
✓
✓
Pub/Sub
✓
✓
Columnar storage
—
—
In-memory
✓
✓
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
—
—
Encryption at rest
✓
✓
Role-based access
✓
✓
Time travel
—
—
Branching
—
—
Online schema changes
—
—
Streaming ingest
✓
—
Offline sync
—
—
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
Redis commands (RESP), Lua, Redis Query Engine (FT.*)
Redis commands (RESP), Lua
Client languages
Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, C#, Rust, Ruby, PHP
JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, Rust, PHP
Best for
Cache, Sessions, Vector search, RAG
Cache, Sessions, Queue, Pub/Sub
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Redis Cloud vs Upstash: FAQ

What is the difference between Redis Cloud and Upstash?

Redis Cloud: Redis Ltd.'s own managed Redis on AWS, Azure and GCP, with Active-Active geo-replication and tiering. Upstash: Serverless, per-request-priced Redis with an HTTP API built for edge and serverless functions. Redis Cloud is built for larger datasets (≤ 1 PB) than Upstash (≤ 100 GB). Only Redis Cloud has secondary indexes, full-text search, vector search, streaming ingest. Upstash has a serverless option; Redis Cloud does not.

When should I choose Redis Cloud over Upstash?

Choose Redis Cloud for global session stores and leaderboards with multi-region writes; vector search and semantic caching for AI apps; and managed caching across multiple clouds. Choose Upstash for rate limiting and caching in edge and serverless functions; session storage for Next.js and Vercel apps; and side projects and low-traffic production apps.

Is Redis Cloud or Upstash more popular?

Upstash ranks #158 on the WhichDB Score (20.4/100) and Redis Cloud ranks #529 (1.6/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Redis Cloud and Upstash open source?

No. Redis Cloud is proprietary, closed-source software. License: Redis Cloud service terms. No. Upstash is proprietary, closed-source software.