How do Chroma Cloud and Redis Cloud prices compare?

Chroma Cloud: $250/month on Team at 20 GB storage. Redis Cloud: $5.00/month on Essentials at 2 GB memory. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

Does storage alone determine the database bill?

No. Compute, reads and writes, replicas, backups and egress may be billed separately. The estimate covers only the tracked plan and billing unit.

How should I compare vector and relational databases?

Compare engine and query requirements first, then vector capacity, indexing, filtering, backups and regions from the published plans.

What features and free access does Chroma Cloud list?

Open source, Simple Python API, Embeddings-first. Free access: $5 free credits. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does Redis Cloud list?

Official Redis, Modules, Active-active. Free access: 30 MB free. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

Databases & Vector · side by side

Chroma Cloud vs Redis Cloud

Compare Chroma Cloud, Redis Cloud by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.

Databases & Vector pricing calculator

These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.

Chroma Cloud

Storage

20 GB

Redis Cloud

Memory

2 GB

Chroma Cloud

$250 / mo

Team · 20 GB storage

Redis Cloud

$5.00 / mo

Essentials · 2 GB memory

Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.

Databases & Vector overview & pricing

Databases & Vector	Chroma Cloud	Redis Cloud
Provider	Chroma	Redis
Billing unit	GB storage	GB memory
Plan at selected usage	Team	Essentials
Monthly estimate	$250/mo	$5.00/mo
Workload	20 GB storage	2 GB memory
Free access	$5 free credits	30 MB free
Published plans	Starter, Team, Enterprise	Free, Essentials, Pro
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

Chroma Cloud: Chroma
Redis Cloud: Redis

Billing unit

Chroma Cloud: GB storage
Redis Cloud: GB memory

Plan at selected usage

Chroma Cloud: Team
Redis Cloud: Essentials

Monthly estimate

Chroma Cloud: $250/mo
Redis Cloud: $5.00/mo

Workload

Chroma Cloud: 20 GB storage
Redis Cloud: 2 GB memory

Free access

Chroma Cloud: $5 free credits
Redis Cloud: 30 MB free

Published plans

Chroma Cloud: Starter, Team, Enterprise
Redis Cloud: Free, Essentials, Pro

Prices checked

Chroma Cloud: 2026-10-08
Redis Cloud: 2026-10-08

Databases & Vector monthly cost

Chroma Cloud: $250Redis Cloud: $5.00

Different workloads, separate estimates

Start with the engine and workload: relational databases, vector indexes and Redis services are not interchangeable. Storage estimates do not include unlisted compute, query, replication or network charges. Check backup retention, regions and scaling behavior.

Databases & Vector feature comparison

Databases & Vector	Chroma Cloud	Redis Cloud
Availability	Not listed	AWS, Azure, GCP
Sold through	Not listed	Direct/partner marketplaces
Pricing methodology	Not listed	On demand
Data transfer	Not listed	Included in price, limited
Architecture	Not listed	RAM, SSD, shared