jsondb.cloud vs Upstash

A document database, not a key-value cache.

Feature	jsondb.cloud	Upstash
Data model	Documents & collections	Key-value (Redis)
Querying	Filter, sort, paginate	Manual indexing
API style	REST (HTTP)	Redis commands over HTTP
Dashboard	Document explorer	Redis command interface
Version history	5-50 versions	No
Pricing	$9/mo flat	Pay per command
Free tier	1,000 docs	10,000 commands/day
Caching	No	Yes
Pub/Sub	No	Yes
Queues	No	Yes
Rate limiting	Built-in	DIY with Redis
Webhooks	Yes	No
Schema validation	Yes	No
TypeScript SDK	Official	Official

Why jsondb.cloud: Document Model vs Key-Value

Upstash is Redis — a key-value store. You can store JSON strings as values, but Redis doesn't understand the structure inside them. You can't query by field, sort by a property, or paginate results.

jsondb.cloud is a document database. It understands your JSON structure and lets you filter, sort, and paginate with simple URL parameters.

Why jsondb.cloud: No Redis Knowledge Required

Upstash wraps Redis commands in an HTTP API, but you still need to think in Redis data structures: strings, hashes, sorted sets, lists. Modeling a document collection in Redis requires careful planning.

jsondb.cloud uses a simple REST API. POST JSON to create, GET to read, filter with query params. If you know HTTP, you know jsondb.cloud.

Why jsondb.cloud: Built-In Querying

Want to find all active users sorted by creation date? In Upstash, you'd need to maintain a sorted set index, a hash for each user, and manually combine the two. In jsondb.cloud:

GET /v1/db/default/users?filter[status]=active&sort=-createdAt&limit=10

One request. No index management.

Why jsondb.cloud: A Dashboard for Documents

Upstash's dashboard shows Redis keys, values, and command output. jsondb.cloud's dashboard lets you browse documents visually, manage collections, view analytics, and configure webhooks — all without touching the command line.

Why jsondb.cloud: Automatic Version History

jsondb.cloud automatically tracks document versions. View previous states, diff changes, and restore old versions. Redis has no concept of version history — once you overwrite a key, the old value is gone.

Fair Comparison

Upstash excels at caching, rate limiting, queues, and pub/sub. If you need those, use Upstash. jsondb.cloud is for persistent document storage with querying and management.

Code Comparison

Upstash

// Store a document in Upstash (Redis)
import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';

const redis = new Redis({
  url: 'https://your-endpoint.upstash.io',
  token: '<YOUR_TOKEN>',
});

// Store as a JSON string
await redis.set('user:alice', JSON.stringify({
  name: 'Alice', status: 'active',
}));

// Query? Build your own index
await redis.zadd('users:by-date', {
  score: Date.now(),
  member: 'user:alice',
});
// Then fetch each key individually...

jsondb.cloud

// Store a document in jsondb.cloud
fetch('https://api.jsondb.cloud/v1/db/default/users', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer <YOUR_KEY>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'Alice',
    status: 'active',
  }),
});

// Query — built in
fetch('https://api.jsondb.cloud/v1/db/default/users?filter[status]=active&sort=-createdAt&limit=10', {
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer <YOUR_KEY>' },
});

Ready for a real document database?

Import your existing data in seconds with our CLI:

npx @jsondb-cloud/cli push export.json --to my-collection

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