Redis alternatives

Redis is listed under Dev Tools: In-memory data store used as a cache and queue. We compare it with 15 other Dev Tools tools that have researched data. 14 of them offer a free plan or are free to use (7 open source), and 1 are paid only. Redis itself is freemium (free plan + paid tiers).

Order: Sorted by how much you can use for free (free or open source first, then free plan with paid tiers, then paid only), then by the number of documented features, then alphabetically. No ratings or reviews are used.

Tool	Pricing	Free tier	Key features	Who it's for
Redis this tool	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Sub-millisecond reads and writes for caching Event-driven messaging and data pipelines Persistent storage for application sessions	Developers building real-time apps and AI agents.
open_scion	Free and open source	Yes	Clients fetch single objects and sparse trees instead of a full clone Blame, path history, and code search run on the server Lands a change with compare-and-swap instead of a merge queue	Developers running source control for coding agents.
Neon	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Serverless Postgres with branching and separate storage and compute Managed user authentication included in every database Serverless functions that run beside the database	For developers building apps and agents that need a Postgres backend.
Supabase	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $25/month	Yes	Every project includes a full Postgres database User sign-ups and logins with row level security Deploy custom code as edge functions without managing servers	Developers and teams building applications on Postgres.
Notion	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $10 per member/month	Yes	Store notes, docs, and tasks in one workspace Search connected apps such as Slack and GitHub Agents complete multi-step tasks using workspace context	For individuals, small teams, growing businesses, and enterprises.
Obsidian	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Save notes on your device as Markdown files, including offline Create links between notes and view them as a graph Research, brainstorm, and diagram ideas on a canvas	People who keep private notes, journals, knowledge bases, and projects.
PlanetScale	Paid	No	Horizontally shards MySQL and Postgres across many nodes Applies schema changes and version upgrades without downtime Automatic failover across three availability zones	Teams running MySQL or Postgres from small projects to large production workloads.
Agent Toolkit for AWS	Free No additional charge; pay only for AWS resources	Yes	Auto-detects your agents, installs skills, and configures the MCP server Managed MCP server for AWS CLI commands, docs search, and curated skills Covers 300+ AWS services and 15,000+ API actions through one tool	Developers whose coding agents build and manage applications on AWS.
DigUp	Free and open source	Yes	Searches photos, PDFs, documents, recordings, video, and code by what is in them Runs entirely on your computer on Mac, Windows, and Linux Uses Google DeepMind's EmbeddingGemma 2 across text, image, audio, and video	People who want to search the files on their own computer.
GPTibo	Free and open source	Yes	Storefront for products, checkout, orders, and after-sales requests Admin for pricing, orders, refunds, partners, and notifications Partner desk with its own shop, branding, and custom domain	Developers self-hosting a digital-goods shop.
Handwired	Free and open source	Yes	Transforms if-else, loops, and state into matrix multiplication and ReLU The weights are written by hand, so the net does not need training The whole program stays differentiable	Developers turning ordinary JavaScript into a differentiable net.
Kubernetes	Free and open source	Yes	Rolls out changes gradually and rolls back when health checks fail Assigns pod IPs and one DNS name, and load-balances across them Mounts local, cloud, or network storage such as iSCSI and NFS	People who deploy and run containerized applications, from local tests to global enterprises.
PdfCraft	Free and open source	Yes	Renders complex scripts, vertical CJK, emoji, and transparency Search a document and copy text in reading order Rotate, delete, insert, and reorder pages with undo	—
PostgreSQL	Free and open source	Yes	Open source object-relational database system Official documentation covers install and everyday use Numbered releases available to download, including beta previews	For people learning the system or running it for application workloads, including production.
PyPI	Free	Yes	Search and browse Python software packages Install packages shared by the Python community Upload and publish your own Python packages	Python developers who install community packages or publish their own software.
Clerk	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $25/month	Yes	Sign-in, profiles, passwords, magic links, and one-time codes Social sign-on with more than 20 providers Organizations with roles, invitations, and domain auto-join	Developers adding authentication and user management to web and mobile apps.

Redis alternatives: FAQ

What are the best Redis alternatives?

open_scion, Neon, Supabase, Notion, Obsidian, PlanetScale, Agent Toolkit for AWS, DigUp, GPTibo, Handwired, Kubernetes, PdfCraft, PostgreSQL, PyPI, Clerk are the Redis alternatives in our directory that have researched data. They are ordered by how much you can use for free, then by documented features. No ratings or reviews are used, so the order is not a quality ranking.

Is there a free alternative to Redis?

open_scion (free and open source), Neon (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Supabase (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Notion (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Obsidian (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Agent Toolkit for AWS (free), DigUp (free and open source), GPTibo (free and open source), Handwired (free and open source), Kubernetes (free and open source), PdfCraft (free and open source), PostgreSQL (free and open source), PyPI (free), Clerk (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)). Free tiers can change, so check each site.