Our take
Pick Tigris if teams who will stay inside the monthly 5 GB / 10k Class A / 100k Class B free slice while they open a first Buckets list, then pay Standard at $0.02 / GB-month when objects grow — and who care that egress stays $0. Pick Upstash if app teams who will stay on Redis Free $0 (250 MB, 500k commands, no card) while they cache a first route, then put a card on file when they need Pay as You Go at $0.20/100k
Best for
Tigris Objects you start at $0 egress
Upstash A cache, a message, a durable step, a vector index, or a box you start without a card
Free plan
Tigris No free plan
Upstash $0 · /month. 250 MB. 500k commands/mo. 10 GB bandwidth. 1 database
Lowest paid
Tigris Archive $0.004
Upstash Pay as You Go $0.10
Next step up
Tigris Infrequent Access $0.01
Upstash Pay as You Go $0.20
Runs where
Tigris Hosted
Upstash Hosted
Watch out
Tigris 5 GB free is Standard only, and it resets monthly
Upstash Free Redis is 250 MB and 500k commands
Last checked
Tigris 2026-10-23 · tigrisdata.com/pricing
Upstash 2026-10-22 · upstash.com/pricing/redis
teams who will stay inside the monthly 5 GB / 10k Class A / 100k Class B free slice while they open a first Buckets list, then pay Standard at $0.02 / GB-month when objects grow — and who care that egress stays $0.
Read the Tigris pageapp teams who will stay on Redis Free $0 (250 MB, 500k commands, no card) while they cache a first route, then put a card on file when they need Pay as You Go at $0.20/100k commands — or add QStash / Workflow / Vector / Box on the same $0 free envelope.
Read the Upstash page
