Upstash (Redis)

Serverless Redis over HTTP

Free tier + paidDatabases & backendupstash.com

What it is

Serverless Redis billed per command and reachable over HTTP REST, so it works from edge functions and browsers where holding a TCP connection is impossible. The free tier gives 256MB storage, 500,000 commands and 10GB bandwidth monthly. Upstash also sells Vector and QStash queueing on the same model.

Why it earns a slot

The default answer for rate limiting, session storage and caching in a Next.js or Vercel app — @upstash/ratelimit is about five lines. Costs fall to zero when nobody is using your app.

Know before you commit

The 500K free commands go faster than you expect — a polling UI or a chatty rate limiter can exhaust the monthly allowance in days. Per-command billing punishes hot loops.

Getting started

npm i @upstash/redis

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Pricing snapshot

Free: 256MB storage, 500K commands/mo, 10GB bandwidth. Pay-as-you-go $0.20 per 100K commands plus $0.25/GB storage. Fixed plans from $10/mo.

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Evaluate Upstash (Redis) (https://upstash.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Serverless Redis over HTTP. Serverless Redis billed per command and reachable over HTTP REST, so it works from edge functions and browsers where holding a TCP connection is impossible. The free tier gives 256MB storage, 500,000 commands and 10GB bandwidth monthly. Upstash also sells Vector and QStash queueing on the same model.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): The default answer for rate limiting, session storage and caching in a Next.js or Vercel app — @upstash/ratelimit is about five lines. Costs fall to zero when nobody is using your app.
Watch out for: The 500K free commands go faster than you expect — a polling UI or a chatty rate limiter can exhaust the monthly allowance in days. Per-command billing punishes hot loops.
Pricing: Free: 256MB storage, 500K commands/mo, 10GB bandwidth. Pay-as-you-go $0.20 per 100K commands plus $0.25/GB storage. Fixed plans from $10/mo.
Setup: npm i @upstash/redis
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