Serverless Redis and Kafka
Upstash provides serverless Redis (caching, rate-limiting, sessions) and Kafka (queuing, event streaming) with per-request pricing. Free tier covers 10K Redis commands/day. Integrates natively with Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers, and Next.js. Add a fast cache layer without managing any infrastructure.
Use when
You need Redis for rate limiting, sessions, or a fast cache layer and don't want to run a dedicated server.
Skip when
Your app has heavy sustained Redis usage - per-request pricing becomes expensive at scale.
Globally accessible. Works with any cloud or hosting provider.
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