Counters and cache · facts read November 9, 2026
Redis Cloud
Managed Redis from Redis, sized by memory rather than billed per command. Full Redis from its maker, at a flat price per memory size.
- Free plan
- Free: one 30 MB database on a shared cloud deployment, best-effort SLA.
- Paid from
- Essentials: from $0.007/hour, about $5/month (250 MB to 100 GB).
- Monthly cost at 1,000 users
- $0/month Counters and a leaderboard fit in the free 30 MB; Essentials is about $5/month for more.
- Free plan allows commercial use
- Not stated
- Open source
- No
- Self-hostable
- No
Source: Redis Cloud pricing, read November 9, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor's page before you commit.
Best for
- Teams that want Redis from the company that makes it
- Steady traffic where a flat price beats per-command billing
Watch out for
- Free is a 30 MB database on shared infrastructure with a best-effort SLA.
- The pricing page doesn't state operations-per-second or connection limits; check the plan before a launch.
How Cuely scores Redis Cloud
The published scores, from −3 to +3, that decide when Cuely picks it. Method
- +2votes, scores, leaderboards or streaks (many writes to the same numbers). Full Redis: INCR, sorted sets and expiring keys.
- −1keep costs as low as possible. Free is 30 MB; paid starts at about $5 a month.
- −1traffic comes in viral spikes. Plans are sized by memory and the page states no throughput limits, so headroom for a spike is unclear.
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