Compare Redis™* Providers

See how we stack up against Redis Labs, AWS ElastiCache, Azure Cache for Redis and DigitalOcean Managed Databases.

Why We're Different

See why thousands of developers choose ScaleGrid over Redis LabsAzure Cache for RedisAWS ElastiCache, and DigitalOcean Managed Databases for Redis™. At ScaleGrid, we provide the most powerful platform for managing your Redis™ operations so you can save time, money, and headaches, and get back to developing your product. Learn how to reduce your database hosting costs.

Overview

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AWS Virtual Private Cloud Support (for all sizes)

Deploy any sized Redis™ cluster in your own AWS VPC public and private subnets

Yes

Available for Cloud Pro and above

YesNoNo
Yes

Available for Cloud Pro and above

Azure Virtual Network Support (for all sizes)

Deploy any sized Redis™ cluster in your own Azure VNET public and private subnets

Yes

Available for Cloud Pro and above

NoYesNo
Yes

Available for Cloud Pro and above

Customizable RAM, Disk Size & Instance Type

Customize your Redis™ server's RAM, disk size, IOPS and instance type for each size at no extra cost

YesNoYesYesNo
No

Dedicated Virtual/Physical Machines

Use your full RAM and disk resources with no shared instances or processes

Yes No

Minimum 15 GB deployment required for dedicated resources, 50 GB for reserved resources

YesYesYes
No

Minimum 15 GB deployment required for dedicated resources, 50 GB for reserved resources

Redis™ Cluster Support

Scale horizontally by adding and removing shards to the Redis™ key space

Yes No

There is an alternate sharding solution

YesYes

Only for Premium plans

No
No

There is an alternate sharding solution

Cross-Datacenter Configurations

Distribute Redis™ slaves across datacenters for high availability hosting

YesNoNoYes

Only for Premium plans

No
No

SSH Access to the Underlying Machine

Keep full SSH root access to the underlying machines, and install custom software agents

YesNoNoNoNo
No

Full Redis™ Admin Access

Complete access to all Redis™ commands and configuration parameters

YesNoNoNoNo
No

Shared Hosting for Redis™

Shared Hosting for Redis™ with fixed sized RAM hosted on shared resources

NoYesNoYes

Basic plan is shared

No
Yes

Single Management Console for Multiple Databases

Support for MongoDB® Database, Redis™, MySQL, and PostgreSQL

Yes

MongoDB® Database, Redis™, MySQL

NoYesYesYes
No

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Backup

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Custom Schedule for Backups

Automate your Redis™ backups through a customizable schedule

Yes

Both on demand and customized backup schedules are supported

No

On demand and daily backups are supported

YesNoNo
No

On demand and daily backups are supported

Data Persistence - RDB/AOF

Full configurable RDB/AOF

Yes

Customizable schedule

YesYesYes

Only for Premium plans

Limited

Yes

Security

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Encryption At Rest

Encrypt your Redis™ data at rest and backups at rest

NoYesYesYesYes
Yes

SSL Encryption

Use SSL encryption of the Redis™ data connection

Yes

Only for version 6.x and above

YesYesYesYes
Yes

Firewall Support

Control who is allowed to access your Redis™ clusters

Yes YesYesYes

Limited

Yes

Support

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Multiple Redis™ Version Support

Use the Redis™ version of your choice, with up to three major versions supported

YesYesYes

Slower release schedule

No

No option to select version during creation. Slower release schedule

No
Yes

Team Account

Enable multiple users to use the same account

Yes YesYesYesYes
Yes

Monitoring & Management

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Monitoring Console with OS & Redis™ Metrics

Access a detailed dashboard of all your OS and Redis™ metrics to monitor your performance

Yes YesYesYesYes
Yes

Custom Alerts

Get instant notifications by configuring custom alerts on any OS or Redis™ metric

Yes YesYesYesYes
Yes
Redis Labs comparison based on their Redis Enterprise Cloud (Hosted) plan and features as of 10/14/19
AWS ElastiCache for Redis comparison based on their Standard plan and features as of 10/14/19
Azure Cache for Redis comparison based on their Standard plan and features as of 10/14/19
DigitalOcean comparison based on their Managed Database plan and features as of 5/28/20

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