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Dragonfly Cloud vs Pinecone
Compare Dragonfly Cloud, Pinecone 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.
Dragonfly Cloud
4 GB
Pinecone
20 GB
Dragonfly Cloud
$36 / mo
Flex · 4 GB memory
Pinecone
$57 / mo
Standard · 20 GB storage
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 | Dragonfly Cloud | Pinecone |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DragonflyDB | Pinecone |
| Billing unit | GB memory | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Flex | Standard |
| Monthly estimate | $36/mo | $57/mo |
| Workload | 4 GB memory | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | Trial credits | 2 GB starter |
| Published plans | Flex, Business, Self-Managed | Starter, Builder, Standard, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Dragonfly Cloud
- DragonflyDB
- Pinecone
- Pinecone
Billing unit
- Dragonfly Cloud
- GB memory
- Pinecone
- GB storage
Plan at selected usage
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Flex
- Pinecone
- Standard
Monthly estimate
- Dragonfly Cloud
- $36/mo
- Pinecone
- $57/mo
Workload
- Dragonfly Cloud
- 4 GB memory
- Pinecone
- 20 GB storage
Free access
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Trial credits
- Pinecone
- 2 GB starter
Published plans
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Flex, Business, Self-Managed
- Pinecone
- Starter, Builder, Standard, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Dragonfly Cloud
- 2026-10-08
- Pinecone
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
Dragonfly Cloud: $36Pinecone: $57
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 | Dragonfly Cloud | Pinecone |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| Support | Not listed | Free support included |
| Cloud Availability | Not listed | AWS, Azure, GCP |
| Region Availability | Not listed | All available regions |
| Dedicated Read Nodes | Not listed | |
| Index Types | Not listed | Dense, Sparse, and Full-Text |
| Indexes | Not listed | 20 per project |
| Namespaces per Index | Not listed | 100,000 |
| Embedding Models | Not listed | All available models |
| Reranking Models | Not listed | All available models |
| Console Index Metrics | Not listed | |
| Prometheus and Datadog Monitoring | Not listed | |
| Database - Storage | Not listed | Unlimited $0.33/GB/mo |
| Database - Write Units | Not listed | Unlimited $4-$4.50 per million (varies by cloud and region) |
| Database - Read Units | Not listed | Unlimited $16-$18 per million (varies by cloud and region) |
| Database - Egress | Not listed | Unlimited $0.10/GB 100GB/mo included |
| Import from object storage | Not listed | $0.25 per GB |
| Backups | Not listed | $0.10/GB/mo |
| Restore from backup | Not listed | $0.15 per GB |
| Cross-region restore | Not listed | Cross-region transfer pricing applies |
| Assistant - Document Limit | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Assistant - Storage | Not listed | Unlimited $3/GB/mo |
| Assistant - Input Tokens | Not listed | Unlimited $8 per million |
| Assistant - Output Tokens | Not listed | Unlimited $15 per million |
| Assistant - Context Processed Tokens | Not listed | Unlimited $5 per million |
| Assistant - Evaluation Processed Tokens | Not listed | Unlimited $8 per million |
| Assistant - Evaluation Output Tokens | Not listed | Unlimited $15 per million |
| Assistant - Ingestion Units | Not listed | $0.0005/ingestion unit $0.001/ingestion unit for multi-modal (400 tokens/~300 words per ingestion unit) |
| Assistant - Region | Not listed | Any |
| Inference - llama-text-embed-v2 | Not listed | Unlimited $0.16/M tokens |
| Inference - multilingual-e5-large | Not listed | Unlimited $0.08/M tokens |
| Inference - pinecone-sparse-english-v0 | Not listed | Unlimited $0.08/M tokens |
| Inference - bge-reranker-v2-m3 | Not listed | Unlimited $2/1k requests |
| Inference - pinecone-rerank-v0 | Not listed | Unlimited $2/1k requests |
| Inference - cohere-rerank-4-fast | Not listed | Unlimited $2/1k rerank units |
| Projects | Not listed | 20 |
| Users | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Admin API | Not listed | |
| SSO (SAML 2.0) | Not listed | |
| SAML roles | Not listed | |
| SCIM | Not listed | |
| Service Accounts | Not listed | |
| Encryption at rest and in transit | Not listed | |
| RBAC | Not listed | |
| Audit Logs | Not listed | |
| Private Endpoints | Not listed | |
| Customer Managed Encryption Keys | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 | Not listed | |
| GDPR | Not listed | |
| ISO 27001 | Not listed | |
| HIPAA | Not listed | $190/mo |
Uptime SLA
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Support
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Free support included
Cloud Availability
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- AWS, Azure, GCP
Region Availability
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- All available regions
Dedicated Read Nodes
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Index Types
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Dense, Sparse, and Full-Text
Indexes
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- 20 per project
Namespaces per Index
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- 100,000
Embedding Models
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- All available models
Reranking Models
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- All available models
Console Index Metrics
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Prometheus and Datadog Monitoring
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Database - Storage
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $0.33/GB/mo
Database - Write Units
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $4-$4.50 per million (varies by cloud and region)
Database - Read Units
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $16-$18 per million (varies by cloud and region)
Database - Egress
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $0.10/GB 100GB/mo included
Import from object storage
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- $0.25 per GB
Backups
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- $0.10/GB/mo
Restore from backup
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- $0.15 per GB
Cross-region restore
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Cross-region transfer pricing applies
Assistant - Document Limit
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited
Assistant - Storage
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $3/GB/mo
Assistant - Input Tokens
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $8 per million
Assistant - Output Tokens
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $15 per million
Assistant - Context Processed Tokens
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $5 per million
Assistant - Evaluation Processed Tokens
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $8 per million
Assistant - Evaluation Output Tokens
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $15 per million
Assistant - Ingestion Units
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- $0.0005/ingestion unit $0.001/ingestion unit for multi-modal (400 tokens/~300 words per ingestion unit)
Assistant - Region
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Any
Inference - llama-text-embed-v2
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $0.16/M tokens
Inference - multilingual-e5-large
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $0.08/M tokens
Inference - pinecone-sparse-english-v0
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $0.08/M tokens
Inference - bge-reranker-v2-m3
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $2/1k requests
Inference - pinecone-rerank-v0
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $2/1k requests
Inference - cohere-rerank-4-fast
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited $2/1k rerank units
Projects
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- 20
Users
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- Unlimited
Admin API
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
SSO (SAML 2.0)
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
SAML roles
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
SCIM
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Service Accounts
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Encryption at rest and in transit
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
RBAC
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Audit Logs
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Private Endpoints
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
Customer Managed Encryption Keys
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
SOC 2
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
GDPR
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
ISO 27001
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
HIPAA
- Dragonfly Cloud
- Not listed
- Pinecone
- $190/mo
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Which database providers fit your needs?
Dragonfly Cloud features & plan notes
- Redis-compatible
- Multi-threaded
- High throughput
- Fully-managed on AWS, GCP, or Azure
- One-click provisioning
- Horizontal + vertical scaling
- Monitoring dashboard
- Dragonfly team support
Pinecone features & plan notes
- Serverless vector DB
- Hybrid search
- 3 week trial includes $300 credits
- Everything in Builder
- Pay-as-you-go for Database On-Demand, Inference, and Assistant Usage
- Choose your cloud and region
- Dedicated Read Nodes (DRN)
- Import from object storage
- Backup and Restore
- RBAC
- SSO (SAML 2.0)
- HIPAA add-on
- Includes Free support
- Response SLAs available via Developer or Pro support add-on
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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