Serverless HTTP Redis from edge/agents
Need Redis-compatible KV/cache/rate-limits from Workers/Vercel/Lambda without TCP connection pools or always-on memory bills.
At a glance — Oct 2026
Updated 2026-10-27 · forward this page: /jtbds/serverless-edge-redis#briefScores as of 2026-09-14 (43 days old; Depot marks scores stale after 30 days). The pick is still Depot's current editorial pick; it has not been re-reviewed since. Prices below carry their own dates.
- Depot Pick
- Upstash Redis · 8.49/10 for this job (curated estimate, high confidence)
DX + pricePerf + reliability for bursty serverless agents. Upstash HTTP Redis is the default.
- Runner-up
- Redis · 8.07/10
Scores higher than the pick on: Latency / reliability, Maturity / track record.
- When not to use the pick
- Need fat always-on Redis modules / Redis Enterprise features — then Redis Cloud; pure edge state in CF — Durable Objects.
- Lock-in / migration
- The pick has lower stored lock-in risk than runner-up Redis (3.5 vs 4).
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Cite: Agent Provider Depot, Depot Pick for serverless-edge-redis: upstash-redis, scores as of 2026-09-14. Agents: GET /api/decide?jtbd=serverless-edge-redis
Upstash Redis
DX + pricePerf + reliability for bursty serverless agents. Upstash HTTP Redis is the default.
Pricing (directional): As of 2026-09-14 (upstash.com/pricing/redis): Free 256MB / 500K commands. PAYG $0.2 per 100K commands + $0.25/GB storage; fixed plans from $10/mo. Prod Pack +$200/db. HTTP + TCP; agents can POST https://upstash.com/start-redis for temp DBs.…
Lock-in risk: higher = more lock-in (worse). Overall already inverts this dimension.
Default serverless-edge-redis. Use classic Redis Cloud when you need always-on fat memory / Redis modules; QStash for queues; Vector for embeddings.
Quote for Serverless HTTP Redis from edge/agents
Depot Pick stays Upstash Redis. Prices below are sourced SKU rows only (as of 2026-10-27). Input and output are not blended. GET /api/quote?jtbd=serverless-edge-redis
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2 of 4 candidates have no sourced price row. 4 are excluded from the Matching price comparison (none). no comparable sourced unit for this job; chat input $/1M and other units were not borrowed
Runners-up
Redis
Use as agent hot memory/cache, not as your only 100M-vector archive.
Cloudflare Workers
Best edge runtime for lightweight agent gateways and tools. Heavy LLM loops still belong on Modal/Fly/GPU…
Neon
Excellent serverless Postgres for agent apps that want branching + pgvector without Supabase's full BaaS.
When NOT to use the top pick
Need fat always-on Redis modules / Redis Enterprise features — then Redis Cloud; pure edge state in CF — Durable Objects.
Full ranking (score table)
Ranked with this JTBD's weights. Scores are curated estimates unless marked otherwise. Agents: prefer /api/decide then this table for tie-breaks.
| # | Provider | Overall | Fit | $/perf | Latency | DX | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neon | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 2026-09-14 |
| 2 | Cloudflare Workers | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 2026-09-14 |
| 3 | Upstash RedisDepot Pick | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 2026-09-14 |
| 4 | Redis | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 2026-09-14 |
Score methodology for this job
DX + pricePerf + reliability for bursty serverless agents. Upstash HTTP Redis is the default.
capabilityFit: 25%pricePerformance: 18%latencyReliability: 15%developerDx: 15%privacyPosture: 10%lockInRisk: 7%maturity: 10%