Upstash
The serverless data platform for Redis, Vector, QStash, and Search, designed for low-latency and infinite scalability.
Overview
Upstash is a comprehensive serverless data platform designed to meet the demands of modern, distributed applications. It offers a suite of data services including Redis (a low-latency key-value store), Vector (a vector database for AI/ML), QStash (a serverless message queue), and Search. The platform is built with a strong emphasis on serverless and edge computing paradigms, providing automatic scaling, global low latency through multi-region replication, and durable, persistent storage with automatic backups. The core value proposition of Upstash lies in its ability to abstract away infrastructure management, allowing developers to focus purely on their application logic. With a pay-per-request pricing model that scales to zero, it's an attractive option for startups and projects with fluctuating workloads. The HTTP/REST API access further simplifies integration with serverless functions and edge environments, making it a versatile choice for building high-performance, globally distributed applications.
Pricing
Free
- Data Size: 256 MB
- Monthly Commands: 500 K
- Max commands per second: 10,000
- Max request size: 10MB
- Max record size: 100MB
- Max data size: 256MB
- Max concurrent connections: 10,000
- Max monthly bandwidth: 10GB
- Supported platforms: AWS, GCP, Vercel
- High Availability: Primary Replicas
- TLS Encryption
- IP Allowlist
- Community Support
- Monthly price: Free
- Request price: Free
- Storage price: Free
- Bandwidth price: Free
Pay as you go
- Data Size: 100 GB
- Monthly Bandwidth: Unlimited
- Max commands per second: 10,000
- Max request size: 10MB
- Max record size: 100MB
- Max data size: 100GB
- Max concurrent connections: 10,000
- Max monthly bandwidth: Unlimited
- Supported platforms: AWS, GCP, FLY, Vercel
- Persistence
- REST API
- Global replication
- Strong consistency
- High Availability: Primary Replicas
- TLS Encryption
- IP Allowlist
- Community Support
- Email Support
- Monthly price: -
- Request price: $0.2 per 100K
- Storage price: $0.25 per GB
- Bandwidth price: Free
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Truly serverless architecture with automatic scaling and no server management
- Global low latency with data replicated across multiple regions
- Cost-effective pay-per-request pricing model that scales to zero
- Durable storage with automatic backups ensures data safety
- HTTP/REST API makes it easy to integrate with serverless functions and edge environments
- Offers multiple data services (Redis, Vector, QStash, Search) under one platform
Cons
- Reliance on a single vendor for multiple critical data services could be a vendor lock-in risk
- Per-request pricing might be less predictable for extremely high-volume, bursty workloads compared to fixed-cost solutions
- Specific advanced Redis modules or features might not be supported in the serverless offering
- Debugging and monitoring might be more abstracted compared to self-hosted solutions, potentially limiting deep insights
Use Cases
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Best For
- Caching for web and mobile applications
- Session management for user authentication
- Rate limiting API requests
- Building real-time leaderboards
- Implementing chat applications
- Background job queues with QStash
- Vector search for AI/ML applications
- Full-text search capabilities
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