Comparison
@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/database | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 3,549,416 | 342,740 | @upstash/redis 10.4x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +382% | - | - |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | @upstash/redis 1 more |
| Unpacked size | 1.2 MB | 46 kB | @planetscale/database 26.0x smaller |
| Latest release | 1.39.0, 21 Sept 2026 | 2.0.0, 24 Sept 2026 | @planetscale/database 3 days more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 16 | 4 | @upstash/redis 12 more |
| First published | 22 Oct 2021 | 3 Aug 2022 | @upstash/redis 9 months earlier |
| GitHub stars | 974 | 1,207 | @planetscale/database +24% |
| Open issues | 9 | 15 | @planetscale/database 6 more |
| Open pull requests | 10 | 4 | @upstash/redis 6 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 54 | 39 | @upstash/redis +38% |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | ESM + CommonJS | Same |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Differs |
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
@upstash/redis
Major versions
- 0.1.124 Oct 2021
- 1.0.014 Mar 2022
Last 5 releases
- 1.39.021 Sept 2026
- 1.38.44 Sept 2026
- 1.38.326 Aug 2026
- 1.38.24 Aug 2026
- 1.38.131 Jul 2026
127 releases in total, 16 in the last 12 months
@planetscale/database
Major versions
- 0.1.13 Aug 2022
- 1.0.017 Aug 2022
- 2.0.024 Sept 2026
Last 5 releases
- 2.0.024 Sept 2026
- 1.20.223 Sept 2026
- 1.20.125 Mar 2026
- 1.20.024 Mar 2026
- 1.19.014 Aug 2024
35 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
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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
Each line is generated from the data above.
@upstash/redis: @upstash/redis npm registry, @upstash/redis npm downloads, @upstash/redis GitHub, @upstash/redis jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
@planetscale/database: @planetscale/database npm registry, @planetscale/database GitHub, @planetscale/database jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.