Aerospike Database vs Upstash Redis

Aerospike Database9.1Visit Upstash Redis8.4Visit

Higher score Aerospike Database #2 in Key-Value Databases 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Aerospike

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Upstash Redis #9 in Key-Value Databases 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Upstash Redis

• Aerospike Database fits best

  High-scale hybrid deployments with strong consistency

• Upstash Redis fits best

  Serverless Redis-compatible applications

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Side by side

Feature	Aerospike Database 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Upstash Redis 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Key-Value Databases	#9 in Key-Value Databases
Best for	High-scale hybrid deployments with strong consistency	Serverless Redis-compatible applications
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$10/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aerospike Database 3/3 · Upstash Redis 2/3
TTL support	✓	✓
Clustering support	✓ (best)	—
Multi-region support	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Cloud
Maximum value size	8 MB	100 MB (best)
Persistence modes	Both	Both
Supported protocols	Aerospike wire protocol, Aerospike client API, TCP	Redis TCP; HTTPS REST
Our review
Pros	Strong consistency with distributed transactions Hybrid storage modes from in-memory to all-flash Cross-datacenter replication through XDR	Redis TCP and HTTP REST access Scale-to-zero behavior with automatic scaling Multi-region read replication and persistent storage
Cons	Community Edition is limited to 8-node clusters Community Edition supports up to 2.5 TB of data Enterprise Edition pricing requires contacting Aerospike	Redis Cluster protocol support is unavailable Pay as You Go charges by command volume Fixed 250MB plan limits storage to 250 MB
Our verdict	Aerospike Database is a distributed NoSQL database for enterprises building real-time applications with demanding latency, throughput, and scale requirements. It supports key-value, document, and graph data models through a common database… Read the review →	Upstash Redis is a fully managed, serverless Redis database for developers building cloud, serverless, and edge applications. It supports Redis-compatible key-value data structures and commands through both the native Redis protocol over… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aerospike Database — where it wins

  • Strong consistency with distributed transactions
  • Hybrid storage modes from in-memory to all-flash
  • Cross-datacenter replication through XDR

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to 8-node clusters
  • Community Edition supports up to 2.5 TB of data
  • Enterprise Edition pricing requires contacting Aerospike

• Upstash Redis — where it wins

  • Redis TCP and HTTP REST access
  • Scale-to-zero behavior with automatic scaling
  • Multi-region read replication and persistent storage

  Where it doesn't

  • Redis Cluster protocol support is unavailable
  • Pay as You Go charges by command volume
  • Fixed 250MB plan limits storage to 250 MB

• Aerospike Database9.1/10 · Free plan

  A strong fit for high-scale, consistency-sensitive workloads across hybrid environments.

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• Upstash Redis8.4/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Redis-compatible database for serverless and edge workloads.

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