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Comparison

DBOS vs Upstash

Compare categories, runtimes, pricing, regions, infrastructure, and platform trade-offs.

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Platform

Hosting model
Managed
Managed
Self-Hosted
Self-Hosted
Services
Key-Value Store
Key-Value Store
Queues
Queues
Workflows
Workflows
Workloads
APIs
APIs
Backend Services
Backend Services
Background Workers
Background Workers
Data Processing
Data Processing
Real-Time Applications
Real-Time Applications
Scheduled Jobs
Scheduled Jobs
Capabilities
Compute Autoscaling
Compute Autoscaling

Development & Execution

Runtimes
JVM
JVM
Unknown
Node.js
Node.js
Unknown
Python Runtime
Python Runtime
Unknown
Languages
C#
C#
Go
Go
Java
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript
Kotlin
Kotlin
PHP
PHP
Python
Python
Ruby
Ruby
Rust
Rust
TypeScript
TypeScript
Triggers
Database Events
Database Events
Direct Invocation
Direct Invocation
Event Streams
Event Streams
HTTP Requests
HTTP Requests
Queue Messages
Queue Messages
Scheduled Invocation
Scheduled Invocation
Integrations
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Datadog
Datadog
GitHub
GitHub
Grafana
Grafana
Redis
Redis
Vercel
Vercel

Pricing

Billing basis
Plan based DBOS Conductor Plans
Plan based Upstash Redis Plans
Headline rate
$99 / month DBOS Pro
$0.20 per 100,000 commands Pay as You Go
Free entry / commitment
A free 30-day trial of DBOS Pro workflow tooling and support is available.
Recurring free allowances No card required

Infrastructure & Availability

Infrastructure provider
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Customer-managed infrastructure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Execution & placement
  • Execution: Single Region
  • Scope: Regional
  • Placement: Customer-Selected
  • Placement: Primary and Replicas
  • Scope: Global
Availability footprint
Unknown
  • Primary regions: 18 Regions
  • Read regions: 13 Regions

Security & Compliance

Access & identity
Access Control
Role-based access control and scoped API keys DBOS Conductor; hosted and self-hosted editions
Redis ACL Paid plans
Single Sign-On
SAML and OAuth-compatible SSO SAML for hosted DBOS; OAuth-compatible provider integration for self-hosted Conductor
SAML Enterprise
Encryption & secrets
Secrets Management
Securely stored application secrets DBOS Cloud application hosting only
Unknown
Encryption at Rest
Unknown
Prod Pack
Encryption in Transit
Unknown
TLS always enabled Upstash Redis
Network isolation & protection
Private Networking
Unknown
Private links or VPC peering Pro or Enterprise; supported clouds and regions
IP Allow List
Unknown
Paid plans; unavailable on Free
Assurances & programs
HIPAA
Eligible use DBOS managed platform; signed BAA required when applicable
Eligible Redis databases Enterprise BAA, HIPAA designation, Prod Pack, credential protection, network restrictions, and customer safeguards required
SOC Reports
SOC 2 DBOS managed platform; public report type is not stated; excludes customer-operated Transact deployments
SOC 2 Type II Upstash platform; evidence/support subject to package