Open-source alternatives to Redis Cloud
10 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Redis Cloud, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost.
The 10 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Distributed Task Queue (development branch)
Node.js based forum software built for the modern web
An open source payments switch written in Rust to make payments fast, reliable and affordable
Redis Go client
Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.
JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3.
MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.
Redis Python client
Simple, reliable, and efficient distributed task queue in Go
The ultimate agentic social media scheduling tool
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on celery (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is celery on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Redis Cloud sourced from official site.