How do Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) and Redis Cloud prices compare?

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): $197/month on Enterprise at 10 million vectors. 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 Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) list?

Open-source Milvus, Billion-scale vectors, GPU index. Free access: Free cluster. 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

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) vs Redis Cloud

Compare Zilliz Cloud (Milvus), 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.

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)

Monthly million vectors

Redis Cloud

Memory

2 GB

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)

$197 / mo

Enterprise · 10 million vectors

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	Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)	Redis Cloud
Provider	Zilliz	Redis
Billing unit	million vectors	GB memory
Plan at selected usage	Enterprise	Essentials
Monthly estimate	$197/mo	$5.00/mo
Workload	10 million vectors	2 GB memory
Free access	Free cluster	30 MB free
Published plans	Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)	Free, Essentials, Pro
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Zilliz
Redis Cloud: Redis

Billing unit

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): million vectors
Redis Cloud: GB memory

Plan at selected usage

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Enterprise
Redis Cloud: Essentials

Monthly estimate

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): $197/mo
Redis Cloud: $5.00/mo

Workload

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): 10 million vectors
Redis Cloud: 2 GB memory

Free access

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Free cluster
Redis Cloud: 30 MB free

Published plans

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)
Redis Cloud: Free, Essentials, Pro

Prices checked

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): 2026-10-08
Redis Cloud: 2026-10-08

Databases & Vector monthly cost

Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): $197Redis 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	Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)	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