Upstash Redis

DB 4.7/10

Fixed 250MB: 250 MB data, 50 GB bandwidth, unlimited commands, 10K ops/sec. PAYG: 100 GB max, $0.20/100K commands, $0.25/GB storage (1 GB free), 200 GB free bandwidth.

Upstash Redis scores 4.7/10 for free value in DB. The main constraint: Free 1 GB storage + 200 GB bandwidth on PAYG ($0.20/100K commands, $0.25/GB storage, 100 GB max); or Fixed 250MB plan $10/mo (250 MB data, 50 GB bandwidth, unlimited commands, 10K ops/sec).

Category DB Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.7 / 10

Show the math

Overall 4.7/10

value = 4.7/100

weighted_components_v1

Capacity 1/10

value = 0.08 $/mo

fixed_log_v1

Operations 8/10

value = 8/100

policy_score_v1

Production fit 8.8/10

value = 8.8/100

policy_score_v1

Key metrics

0.25 GB Storage

1 reads/mo Reads policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly read allowance is published in this item.

1 writes/mo Writes policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly write allowance is published in this item.

$10/mo

250 MB

50 GB BW

What you get

Free 1 GB storage + 200 GB bandwidth on PAYG ($0.20/100K commands, $0.25/GB storage, 100 GB max); or Fixed 250MB plan $10/mo (250 MB data, 50 GB bandwidth, unlimited commands, 10K ops/sec).

Unlimited commands for $10 flat, or true scale-to-zero PAYG — best serverless Redis value; REST API + global replication

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

"Fixed 250MB | $10/month | +$5/region | 250 MB | 50 GB"
https://upstash.com/pricing/redis
"Pay as You Go ... $0.2 per 100K commands ... Data Size 100 GB ... Monthly Commands Unlimited"
https://upstash.com/pricing/redis

paid value databases

Open service Source ← All DB

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