Upstash Redis
Databases Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limitFree tier: 500,000 commands/month, 256 MB data, one free database per account.
Documentation: upstash.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Upstash provides Redis. A super-fast in-memory database. As a serverless cloud service. The free tier gives you 256 MB of data and 500,000 commands per month with no credit card required. It's great for caching, session storage, and message queues, and it connects over a simple REST API or standard Redis protocol.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: Free tier: 500,000 commands/month, 256 MB data, one free database per account.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: developer
Setup
- Sign up at upstash.com.
- Create a Redis database from the console.
- Copy the REST URL and read/write tokens from the database details.
- Call the REST API with curl or use the token in your app's Redis client.
Example
GET https://YOUR-ENDPOINT.upstash.io/set/hello/world --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"Use cases
- Caching API responses
- Session and rate-limit storage
- Real-time leaderboards and counters