Upstash Vector free tier includes Serverless vector database by Upstash — Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces… Catalogue date August 2026. Compare with 7 alternatives in Databases.

Upstash Vector Free Tier 2026 stable

Subtypes in Databases: vector — stores embeddings and answers similarity queries as its primary access path. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://upstash.com/, where it says: “Serverless Redis, Vector and Search databases with low latency and pay-as-you-go pricing.” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 7 alternatives. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-17.

Upstash Vector's free tier offers Serverless vector database by Upstash — Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces, 10K daily query… We rate it stable. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. Best for databases workloads — 7 alternatives available.

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Tier
Free
Category
Pricing Page
Catalogue date
2026-08-13
Read from the vendor's page
2026-09-02
Last read
2026-09-17
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Free Tier Details

Serverless vector database by Upstash — Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces, 10K daily query limit, 1 GB max total data.

We read that on 2026-09-17 from https://upstash.com/pricing/vector, and our check recorded: the page names Upstash Vector as "upstash vector" and states "$0".

When You'll Outgrow Upstash Vector's Free Tier

Pricing Change History (1 recorded)

The free tier now has a maximum vector capacity of 200 Million vectors, up from 10K. Source ↗
Before: Serverless vector database by Upstash — 10K vectors, 1536 dimensions, 150K query units/day free. REST API, no connection management
After: Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces, 10K daily query limit, 1 GB max total data.

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Alternatives in Databases

How Upstash Vector compares against every one of the 7 we list, not against a selection of them. A surface with room for every member of a tied set may rotate their order. A surface with room for only some of them names none of them, because which ones it named would be the claim, and a claim seeded on the date is not the one we serve tomorrow. How we decide this.

Service Free Tier Stability
Upstash Vector Free stable
Chroma Open Source stable
Weaviate Open Source stable
Upstash Free stable
SurrealDB Cloud Free caution
Supabase Free stable
Zilliz Cloud Free unrated
Turbopuffer Pay-as-you-go unrated

Left out of this list: Koyeb (shares no subtype with this product), Neon (shares no subtype with this product), MongoDB Atlas (shares no subtype with this product), CockroachDB (shares no subtype with this product), Turso (shares no subtype with this product), Firebase (shares no subtype with this product), Databricks (Lakeflow Connect) (none of this category's subtypes apply), Convex (shares no subtype with this product), Appwrite Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Aiven (shares no subtype with this product), Xata (shares no subtype with this product), Cloudflare D1 (shares no subtype with this product), Nhost (shares no subtype with this product), PocketBase (shares no subtype with this product), Cloudflare KV (shares no subtype with this product), Momento (shares no subtype with this product), Nile (shares no subtype with this product), DynamoDB Local (runs only on a developer machine), Redis Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Prisma Accelerate (extends another product), LanceDB (shares no subtype with this product), Gel (we have not classified this record), CrateDB (shares no subtype with this product), Neo4j AuraDB (shares no subtype with this product), InfluxDB Cloud (shares no subtype with this product), Hasura (extends another product), 8base.com (shares no subtype with this product), codehooks.io (shares no subtype with this product), Couchbase Capella (shares no subtype with this product), filess.io (shares no subtype with this product), restdb.io (shares no subtype with this product), SeaTable (none of this category's subtypes apply), skyvia.com (none of this category's subtypes apply), StackBy (none of this category's subtypes apply), Google Cloud BigQuery (shares no subtype with this product), Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL (shares no subtype with this product), PlanetScale (we have not classified this record). Each is still listed in Databases, with the vendor's own words we read that from on its page. How we decide this.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Upstash Vector free?
Yes, Upstash Vector offers a free tier: Free. Serverless vector database by Upstash — Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces, 10K daily query limit, 1 GB max total data.
What is Upstash Vector's free tier?
Upstash Vector's free tier is called "Free". Serverless vector database by Upstash — Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces, 10K daily query limit, 1 GB max total data.
Is Upstash Vector's free tier reliable?
Upstash Vector's free tier is considered stable. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. See the pricing history below.
Is Upstash Vector's free tier good for production?
Upstash Vector's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Serverless vector database by Upstash — Free: $0 - 200M vectors, 1,536 dimensions, 100 namespaces, 10K daily query…, so it's a reasonable starting point. The one change we have recorded did not narrow the terms. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Upstash Vector's pricing?
Upstash Vector has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: The free tier now has a maximum vector capacity of 200 Million vectors, up from 10K. Source: https://upstash.com/pricing/vector (discovered 2026-09-02).
What are the best free alternatives to Upstash Vector?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 7 free alternatives to Upstash Vector in Databases, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 6 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Upstash Vector's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Upstash Vector in?
Upstash Vector is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. We list 7 other Databases services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.

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