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Timescale Cloud vs Upstash Redis
Compare Timescale 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.
Timescale Cloud
50 GB
Upstash Redis
10
Timescale Cloud
$39 / mo
Performance · 50 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 | Timescale Cloud | Upstash Redis |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Timescale | Upstash |
| Billing unit | GB storage | million commands |
| Plan at selected usage | Performance | Fixed 250MB |
| Monthly estimate | $39/mo | $10/mo |
| Workload | 50 GB storage | 10 million commands |
| Free access | 30-day trial | 500K commands/mo |
| Published plans | Performance, Scale, 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 |
Provider
- Timescale Cloud
- Timescale
- Upstash Redis
- Upstash
Billing unit
- Timescale Cloud
- GB storage
- Upstash Redis
- million commands
Plan at selected usage
- Timescale Cloud
- Performance
- Upstash Redis
- Fixed 250MB
Monthly estimate
- Timescale Cloud
- $39/mo
- Upstash Redis
- $10/mo
Workload
- Timescale Cloud
- 50 GB storage
- Upstash Redis
- 10 million commands
Free access
- Timescale Cloud
- 30-day trial
- Upstash Redis
- 500K commands/mo
Published plans
- Timescale Cloud
- Performance, Scale, Enterprise
- Upstash Redis
- Free, Pay as You Go, Fixed 250MB, Fixed 1GB, Fixed 10GB, Fixed 5GB, Fixed 50GB, Fixed 100GB, Fixed 500GB, Enterprise
Prices checked
- Timescale Cloud
- 2026-10-08
- Upstash Redis
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
Timescale Cloud: $39Upstash Redis: $10
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 | Timescale Cloud | Upstash Redis |
|---|---|---|
| Number of database services | Up to 4 | Not listed |
| CPU per service | Up to 8 CPU | Not listed |
| Memory per service | Up to 32GB | Not listed |
| Storage per service | Up to 16TB | Not listed |
| Tiered storage | Not listed | |
| Independently scale compute and storage | Not listed | |
| Relational | Not listed | |
| Time-series | Not listed | |
| Vector search | Not listed | |
| AI workflows | Not listed | |
| Cloud SQL editor | Not listed | |
| Charts | Not listed | |
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| IOPS (autoscales) | 3,000 - 5,000 | Not listed |
| Bandwidth (autoscales) | 125 - 250 MB/s | Not listed |
| I/O Boost | Not listed | |
| High-availability replicas (Automated multi-AZ failover) | 1 HA replica | Not listed |
| Read replicas | Not listed | |
| Point-in-time recovery and forking | 3 days | Not listed |
| Cross-region backups | Not listed | |
| Performance insights | Not listed | |
| Metrics and log exporters | Not listed | |
| End-to-end encryption | Not listed | |
| Private Networking (VPC) | 1 multi-attach VPC | Not listed |
| Multi-factor authentication | Not listed | |
| Federated authentication (SAML) | Not listed | |
| Enforced MFA/SSO | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type 2 report | Not listed | |
| HIPAA compliance | Not listed | |
| Penetration testing report | Not listed | |
| Security questionnaire and review | Not listed | |
| Pay by invoice | Available at minimum spend | Not listed |
| Uptime SLAs | Standard | Not listed |
| Community support | Not listed | |
| Basic support (email) | Not listed | |
| Production support (24x7) | Add-on | Not listed |
| Named account manager | Not listed | |
| JOIN services (Jumpstart Onboarding and Integration) | Not listed | |
| 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 |
Number of database services
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 4
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
CPU per service
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 8 CPU
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Memory per service
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 32GB
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Storage per service
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 16TB
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Tiered storage
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Independently scale compute and storage
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Relational
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Time-series
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Vector search
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
AI workflows
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Cloud SQL editor
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Charts
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Dashboards
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
IOPS (autoscales)
- Timescale Cloud
- 3,000 - 5,000
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Bandwidth (autoscales)
- Timescale Cloud
- 125 - 250 MB/s
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
I/O Boost
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
High-availability replicas (Automated multi-AZ failover)
- Timescale Cloud
- 1 HA replica
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Read replicas
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Point-in-time recovery and forking
- Timescale Cloud
- 3 days
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Cross-region backups
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Performance insights
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Metrics and log exporters
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
End-to-end encryption
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Private Networking (VPC)
- Timescale Cloud
- 1 multi-attach VPC
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Multi-factor authentication
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Federated authentication (SAML)
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Enforced MFA/SSO
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
SOC 2 Type 2 report
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
HIPAA compliance
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Penetration testing report
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Security questionnaire and review
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Pay by invoice
- Timescale Cloud
- Available at minimum spend
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Uptime SLAs
- Timescale Cloud
- Standard
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Community support
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Basic support (email)
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Production support (24x7)
- Timescale Cloud
- Add-on
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Named account manager
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
JOIN services (Jumpstart Onboarding and Integration)
- Timescale Cloud
- Upstash Redis
- Not listed
Max commands per second
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 10,000
Max request size
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 10 MB
Max record size
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 100 MB
Max data size
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 250 MB
Max monthly bandwidth
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 50 GB
Max index count
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 2
Max documents per index
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 100K
Max Databases
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- 100
Supported platforms
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- AWS GCP Vercel
High Availability
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- Primary Replicas
Monthly price
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- $10 +($5 ✕ read regions)
Request price
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
- No per-command pricing
Storage price
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
Bandwidth price
- Timescale Cloud
- Not listed
- Upstash Redis
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Which database providers fit your needs?
Timescale Cloud features & plan notes
- Postgres time-series
- Compression
- Continuous aggregates
- 4 database services
- Up to 8 CPU and 32 GB memory per service
- Up to 16 TB disk storage per service
- Up to 5K IOPS, 250 MB/s throughput
- 1 VPC
- 1 IP Allow-list
- Single-node high-availability replicas
- Point-in-time-recovery to 3 days
- Performance Insights
- Basic support (9-5 ET)
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.
Browse Databases & Vector pricingTimescale Cloud vs Upstash Redis — FAQ
Timescale Cloud: $39/month on Performance at 50 GB storage. Upstash Redis: $10/month on Fixed 250MB at 10 million commands. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.
No. Compute, reads and writes, replicas, backups and egress may be billed separately. The estimate covers only the tracked plan and billing unit.
Compare engine and query requirements first, then vector capacity, indexing, filtering, backups and regions from the published plans.
Postgres time-series, Compression, Continuous aggregates. Free access: 30-day trial. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.
Serverless Redis, Per-request pricing, Global replication. Free access: 500K commands/mo. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.