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Chroma Cloud vs Upstash Redis
Compare Chroma Cloud, Upstash Redis 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
Upstash Redis
Chroma Cloud
$250 / mo
Team · 20 GB storage
Upstash Redis
$10 / mo
Fixed 250MB · 10 million commands
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 | Upstash Redis |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Chroma | Upstash |
| Billing unit | GB storage | million commands |
| Plan at selected usage | Team | Fixed 250MB |
| Monthly estimate | $250/mo | $10/mo |
| Workload | 20 GB storage | 10 million commands |
| Free access | $5 free credits | 500K commands/mo |
| Published plans | Starter, Team, Enterprise | Free, Pay as You Go, Fixed 250MB, Fixed 1GB, Fixed 10GB, Fixed 5GB, Fixed 50GB, Fixed 100GB, Fixed 500GB, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
- Chroma Cloud
- Chroma
- Upstash Redis
- Upstash
- Chroma Cloud
- GB storage
- Upstash Redis
- million commands
- Chroma Cloud
- Team
- Upstash Redis
- Fixed 250MB
- Chroma Cloud
- $250/mo
- Upstash Redis
- $10/mo
- Chroma Cloud
- 20 GB storage
- Upstash Redis
- 10 million commands
- Chroma Cloud
- $5 free credits
- Upstash Redis
- 500K commands/mo
- Chroma Cloud
- Starter, Team, Enterprise
- Upstash Redis
- Free, Pay as You Go, Fixed 250MB, Fixed 1GB, Fixed 10GB, Fixed 5GB, Fixed 50GB, Fixed 100GB, Fixed 500GB, Enterprise
- Chroma Cloud
- 2026-10-08
- Upstash Redis
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
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 | Upstash Redis |
|---|---|---|
| Max commands per second | Not listed | 10,000 |
| Max request size | Not listed | 10 MB |
| Max record size | Not listed | 100 MB |
| Max data size | Not listed | 250 MB |
| Max monthly bandwidth | Not listed | 50 GB |
| Max index count | Not listed | 2 |
| Max documents per index | Not listed | 100K |
| Max Databases | Not listed | 100 |
| Supported platforms | Not listed | AWS GCP Vercel |
| High Availability | Not listed | Primary Replicas |
| Monthly price | Not listed | $10 +($5 ✕ read regions) |
| Request price | Not listed | No per-command pricing |
| Storage price | Not listed | |
| Bandwidth price | Not listed |
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 10,000
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 10 MB
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 100 MB
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 250 MB
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 50 GB
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 2
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 100K
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 100
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- AWS GCP Vercel
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- Primary Replicas
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- $10 +($5 ✕ read regions)
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- No per-command pricing
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- Chroma Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
Which database providers fit your needs?
Chroma Cloud features & plan notes
- Open source
- Simple Python API
- Embeddings-first
- $250 + usage
- 100 databases
- 30 team members
- Slack support
- SOC II
- Volume-based discounts
Upstash Redis features & plan notes
- Serverless Redis
- Per-request pricing
- Global replication
- Data Size: 250 MB
- Monthly Bandwidth: 50 GB
- Monthly Commands: Unlimited (No per-command pricing)
- Per read region: +$5/region
- Max commands per second: 10,000
- Max request size: 10 MB
- Max record size: 100 MB
How to compare database providers
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.
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