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Upstash vs Valkey
Upstash offers serverless, pay-per-use Redis/Valkey hosting, while Valkey is self-hosted open source.
Which to pick
Pick Upstash if you want…
- Serverless Redis & vector databases
- Serverless managed Redis-compatible service
- Integrations with TypeScript, AWS or GCP (on Upstash's list, not Valkey's)
Pick Valkey if you want…
- Open-source Redis-compatible datastore
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Java, Go or Node.js (on Valkey's list, not Upstash's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Upstash:Serverless Redis, vector, queue and file storage platform with low-latency, durable storage and pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Valkey:Valkey is an open-source, high-performance key/value datastore compatible with Redis APIs.
- Best for
- Upstash:Serverless Redis & vector databases
- Valkey:Open-source Redis-compatible datastore
- Who it’s for
- Upstash:Developers building modern, AI-enabled, serverless applications.
- Valkey:Developers needing fast in-memory storage for caching, queues, or primary databases.
- Pricing
- Upstash:Freemium
- Valkey:Open source
- Plans
- Upstash:Free $0 · Pay as You Go $0.2 per 100K commands · Fixed 250 MB $10/month per month
- Valkey:—
- Open source
- Upstash:—
- Valkey:Yes, 27,351 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Upstash:TypeScript, Python, AWS, GCP, Vercel, React, S3, AWS SDK
- Valkey:Python, Java, Go, Node.js, PHP, C#, Ruby
Upstash features
- Serverless Redis. In-memory speed with persistent storage, automatic scaling and 99.99% uptime.
- Vector Search. Scalable vector database with SQL metadata filtering and disk-based efficiency.
- QStash Messaging. HTTP-based messaging and CRON scheduling with automatic retries.
- Workflow Orchestration. Durable serverless function orchestration without timeout limits and built-in error recovery.
- Box AI Containers. Secure, persistent cloud containers for AI agents with full shell and git access.
- Blob Storage. Global CDN-backed file storage, S3-compatible SDK and direct browser uploads.
Valkey features
- High performance engine. Delivers low-latency, high-throughput operations for a variety of workloads.
- Rich data types. Supports strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, bitmaps, hyperloglogs and more.
- Replication & HA. Runs as standalone, cluster, with built-in replication and high-availability options.
- Lua scripting & modules. Provides native Lua scripting and extensible modules for custom commands and data types.
- Multi-language clients. Official client libraries for Python, Java, Go, Node.js, PHP, C# and Ruby.
- Docker & binary releases. Offers ready-to-run Docker images and binary artifacts for multiple Linux distributions.
Upstash vs Valkey FAQ
Is Upstash or Valkey free?+
Upstash has a free plan; paid plans start at $10/month (Fixed 250 MB). Valkey is free and open source.
Which is cheaper, Upstash or Valkey?+
Valkey is free, so it costs less. Upstash starts at $10/month (Fixed 250 MB).
Is Upstash or Valkey open source?+
Valkey is open source (valkey-io/valkey on GitHub, BSD-3-Clause license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Upstash.
Do Upstash and Valkey integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python. Upstash also lists TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Vercel and 5 more; Valkey also lists Java, Go, Node.js, PHP and 2 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.