Upstash is a serverless data platform. It provides fully managed Redis, Vector, Search, QStash messaging, Workflow, and Box sandboxes, all with per-request pricing and no servers to provision. You create a database in seconds and connect over HTTP or native protocols from any runtime.

Is Upstash free to use?

Yes. Every Upstash product has a free tier for prototypes and small workloads, with no credit card required to start. You can move to pay-as-you-go or fixed monthly plans as your usage grows.

What products does Upstash offer?

Upstash offers serverless Redis, Vector for embeddings and similarity search, Search for full-text and hybrid search, QStash for messaging and scheduling, Workflow for durable serverless functions, and Box for sandboxed cloud containers that run AI agents and code.

How is Upstash priced?

Upstash uses pay-as-you-go pricing, so you pay per request instead of for always-on servers. Each product also offers fixed monthly plans with predictable costs, plus a free tier to get started.

Is Upstash Redis compatible with Redis?

Yes. Upstash Redis is API-compatible with Redis and works with standard Redis clients over the Redis protocol, as well as a built-in HTTP REST API that works from serverless and edge runtimes without connection pooling.

Where does Upstash run?

Upstash runs globally across multiple regions with optional multi-region replication, so you can keep data close to your users for low latency. The HTTP APIs make it a natural fit for serverless and edge platforms.

Serverless
Data Platform

One platform for all your data needs

Start for Free

Serverless Redis in the cloud with low latency and durable storage

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Highly Available,
Infinitely Scalable

99.99% uptime guarantee
Automatic scaling to meet your demands
No server management required

Global
Low Latency

Lightning-fast response times worldwide
Multi-region replication options
Optimize for your users, wherever they are

Persistent Redis,
In-Memory Speed

In-memory speed with disk-like persistence
Data safety without sacrificing performance
Automatic backups

EXAMPLES

import { Redis } from "@upstash/redis";

const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

const item = await redis.get("item:123");

if (item) {
  return item;
}

Fast Anywhere

160B

Redis Commands

210M

QStash Messages

15M

Workflow Runs

>99.99%

Uptime

* weekly average

Serverless & Edge

The platform tailored for the serverless revolution

Global low latency

Data is replicated across 8+ regions worldwide to provide lowest latency for your users. Add/remove regions without any downtime.

Price scales to zero

Start free, then pay only for what you use with per-request pricing. You'll never pay more than the cap price, guaranteed.

Requests12,004

Storage420KB

Cost$0.02

HTTP/REST API

HTTP-based APIs enable access from serverless and edge functions in addition to supporting standard clients via the Redis protocol.

RedisVectorQStashSearch

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis'

const redis = new Redis({
  url: "<UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL>",
  token: "<UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN>",
})
   
const data = await redis.set("foo", "bar");

import { Client } from "@upstash/qstash";

const client = new Client({
  token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>",
});

const res = await client.publishJSON({
  url: "https://my-api...",
  body: {
    hello: "world",
  },
});

import { Index } from "@upstash/vector";

const index = new Index<Metadata>({
  url: "<UPSTASH_VECTOR_REST_URL>",
  token: "<UPSTASH_VECTOR_REST_TOKEN>",
});

await index.upsert([{
  id: 'tokyo',
  data: "Tokyo is the capital of Japan.",
}])

import { Search } from "@upstash/search";

const client = new Search({
  url: "<UPSTASH_SEARCH_REST_URL>",
  token: "<UPSTASH_SEARCH_REST_TOKEN>",
});

await client.index("movies").upsert([{
    id: "star-wars",
    content: { title: "Star Wars is a sci-fi space opera." },
    metadata: { genre: "sci-fi", category: "classic" }
}]);

Designed for the edge

Tested and optimized for Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers and Fastly Edge.

Built for AI Agents

Everything your coding agent needs to build, manage, and debug Upstash resources

Skills

Packaged instructions covering every Upstash SDK plus the full CLI reference. Your agent loads only the sections it needs. No context bloat, no stale docs.

Explore Upstash Skills

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MCP Server

Manage and debug your resources straight from your editor: create databases, analyze QStash logs, retry failed workflow runs. Read-only API keys supported.

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CLI

Full resource management from the terminal or CI/CD, with JSON output built for scripting and agents.

$ npm i -g @upstash/cli

Explore the Upstash CLI

Meet our Customers

Upstash powers companies of every size and industry, from cutting-edge AI to everyday retail

"At our scale, it's important to use the right tool for the right workload. Upstash lets us power low-latency edge use cases globally, while still keeping our overall architecture simple and cost-effective."

"We launched and immediately saw significant demand. Upstash was one of those decisions that we made very quickly because it solved real scaling problems without slowing down the team."

"Upstash's global Redis has been a game changer. Low latency, zero downtime, and easy to use across frontend and backend. With brilliant customer service and fast response times, we deliver the best shopping experience."

"Developer experience became significantly better than what we experienced with traditional cloud service providers. The observability improvements alone were game-changing for our small team."

"The Upstash JS SDK is incredibly easy to use – all I needed to do was run npm install, initialize the Redis instance, and start running redis commands – super simple!"

"We chose Upstash specifically because it offers an HTTP interface for Redis, which perfectly suited our needs"

"Before Upstash we used Redis Cloud. This was not serverless, you had to think about instance size, memory usage etc. which we really don't want to do as it pulls our focus from product engineering, any time spent on operations like this is less time spent on our products and what differentiates Branch."

"Before Upstash QStash, we struggled with upload reliability and request failures, but with their support, we've achieved over 99.9% reliability for millions of users. Their seamless integration with our serverless architecture has made developing new features, like importing entire knowledge bases, much simpler."

"The ability to exceed the resident memory of the machine that Upstash has built opens up more possibilities, and allows reading and writing directly to Redis and skipping the middle-man"

"We've been working closely together on improving alerting across their clusters, and it feels less like using a vendor and more like building the future of edge infrastructure together."

"Since day one we haven't had to worry about traffic peaks. The interface is a pleasure to use and support has been amazing, especially when we hit limits."

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