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Prisma vs Velstash

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Prisma compared with Velstash
DetailPrisma logo PrismaVelstash logo Velstash
What it doesAgent Infrastructure for TypeScript Managed memcached hosting dramatically cheaper than major cloud providers
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingPrisma ORM is free and always will be. Prisma Postgres and Compute operate on usage-based pricing with four tiers: Free ($0/month, 200k operations, no credit card required), Starter ($10/month, 1M operations included then $8 per million), Pro ($49/month, 10M operations included then $2 per million), Free plan: €0 (100MB, time-limited one-week trial, no credit card required). Starter: €12/month (500MB). Basic: €30/month (2GB). Advanced: €50/month (4GB). Pro: €80/month (8GB). Business: €130/month (16GB). All paid plans billed by the minute with no long-term commitment. Prices exclude VAT.
Key features
  • Type-safe ORM for TypeScript
  • Managed PostgreSQL database
  • TypeScript app hosting
  • Prisma Studio visual data browser
  • Query Insights for slow query detection
  • CLI and Management API
  • Per-branch preview databases
  • Spend limits on every paid tier
  • Bun runtime on bare metal
  • Single-digit millisecond query latency
  • Dedicated network-accessible cache instances with no cluster tuning required
  • Real-time dashboard with hit rate, memory usage, and connection monitoring
  • Read/write latency tracking with P50, P90, and P99 percentiles
  • Top keys and prefixes analytics with per-prefix statistics
  • Email alerts for memory usage and hit rate thresholds
  • Multiple scoped credentials with granular permissions per environment
  • TLS encryption support on separate port (11212)
  • Standard memcached protocol compatibility
  • Free egress traffic on all plans
  • 1MB maximum item size by default
What makes it different
  • Type-safe schema that serves as shared contract across entire stack
  • Hard spend limits on all paid tiers with no surprise bills
  • Free and open-source ORM with 500K+ developers
  • Roughly 30% cheaper than comparable GCP Memorystore instances
  • No credit card required for free 100MB trial
  • Minute-level billing with no long-term commitment
  • No node-hour billing or VPC setup complexity
  • Free egress with no surprise costs
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)82 +1 (up) since last check19 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3228
Citation Flow (Majestic)5621
Referring domains (Majestic)837550

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