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Why it stands out
Confirm whether you need Pro for active-active—Essentials caps differ materially.
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Tool profile
In-memory data store for caching, queues, sessions, and low-latency application workloads.
Primary cache or session store for web and mobile APIs
Redis Inc. offers Redis Cloud (hosted) and Redis Enterprise software for in-memory data, cache, and low-latency features.
redis.io/pricing (March 2026) lists Free at $0 always with up to 30 MB single database, shared cloud, best-effort SLA, and community support. Essentials starts about $0.007/hour with total about $5/month on the card for 250 MB to 100 GB RAM and SSD options, shared deployment, SAML SSO, RBAC, encryption in transit and at rest, and up to 99.99% uptime on marketing. Pro starts about $0.014/hour with first $200 free, minimum about $200/month, dedicated deployment, unlimited RAM options, active-active multi-region, private connectivity, auto-tiering, and up to 99.999% uptime on the comparison table.
On-prem and annual plans sell through sales and marketplaces—list hourly rates are on-demand anchors only.
Quick fit
Editorial take
Confirm whether you need Pro for active-active—Essentials caps differ materially.
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Pricing snapshot
Redis Cloud pricing currently shows Free at $0 for up to 30 MB, Essentials from $0.007 per hour with a $5 per month starting point, and Pro from $0.014 per hour with the first $200 free and a $200 monthly minimum.
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