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@upstash/redis vs @planetscale/database

Database clients and driversPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@upstash/redisv1.39.0, 21 Sept 2026

An HTTP/REST based Redis client built on top of Upstash REST API.

$ npm install @upstash/redis
@planetscale/databasev2.0.0, 24 Sept 2026

A Fetch API-compatible PlanetScale database driver

$ npm install @planetscale/database
Metric@upstash/redis@planetscale/databaseDifference
Weekly downloads3,549,416342,740@upstash/redis 10.4x higher
12-month download growth+382%--
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies10@upstash/redis 1 more
Unpacked size1.2 MB46 kB@planetscale/database 26.0x smaller
Latest release1.39.0, 21 Sept 20262.0.0, 24 Sept 2026@planetscale/database 3 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months164@upstash/redis 12 more
First published22 Oct 20213 Aug 2022@upstash/redis 9 months earlier
GitHub stars9741,207@planetscale/database +24%
Open issues915@planetscale/database 6 more
Open pull requests104@upstash/redis 6 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks5439@upstash/redis +38%
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
Runtimes---
LicenseMITApache-2.0Differs

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

@upstash/redis3.5m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

@upstash/redis

Major versions
  1. 0.1.124 Oct 2021
  2. 1.0.014 Mar 2022
Last 5 releases
  1. 1.39.021 Sept 2026
  2. 1.38.44 Sept 2026
  3. 1.38.326 Aug 2026
  4. 1.38.24 Aug 2026
  5. 1.38.131 Jul 2026
127 releases in total, 16 in the last 12 months

@planetscale/database

Major versions
  1. 0.1.13 Aug 2022
  2. 1.0.017 Aug 2022
  3. 2.0.024 Sept 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 2.0.024 Sept 2026
  2. 1.20.223 Sept 2026
  3. 1.20.125 Mar 2026
  4. 1.20.024 Mar 2026
  5. 1.19.014 Aug 2024
35 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
@upstash/redis

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@planetscale/database

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@planetscale/database

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  • Need no runtime dependencies@planetscale/database (@upstash/redis has 1, @planetscale/database has 0)
  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@upstash/redis: none declared; @planetscale/database: >=22 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@planetscale/database (2.0.0 on 24 Sept 2026 vs 1.39.0 on 21 Sept 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@upstash/redis (3.5m vs 342.7k)
  • License@upstash/redis: MIT; @planetscale/database: Apache-2.0

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