Pricing
Simple, honest pricing by memory size
Start with a free 100MB cache instance, no credit card required. Upgrade whenever you need more memory.
Region: Europe (OVH Gravelines, FR)
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Business
The Free plan is a time-limited trial — no credit card, no payment details collected at sign up. Paid plans are prorated by the minute and can be cancelled anytime. Prices exclude VAT.
Why we're cheaper
We don't pay retail cloud prices
We're dramatically cheaper than AWS ElastiCache, Azure Cache, and GCP Memorystore because we don't pay retail cloud prices: instead, we leverage bare-metal infrastructure and/or long-term capacity commitments to secure the best price for our clients, without cutting corners on reliability.
Comparison
vs. GCP Memorystore
Our Pro plan (8GB) runs at roughly 30% less than a comparably-sized GCP Memorystore for Memcached instance.
Methodology & figures, verified August 5th, 2026 via GCP's pricing calculator:
GCP Memorystore for Memcached prices vCPU and memory as separate line items, with memory billed per-GiB at the rate of whichever capacity band the total memory falls into (not blended across the boundary). For europe-west10 (Berlin), 1 node, 1 vCPU/node, 730 hours/month, no committed-use discount — 7.45 GiB is the most memory GCP allows per node at 1 vCPU (more requires an additional vCPU or node):
vCPU: €49.34/month Memory (7.45 GiB): €65.40/month Total: €114.74/month
Velstash Cache's Pro plan gives 8GB (slightly more than GCP's 7.45 GiB ceiling at this tier) for €80/month — about 30% less than GCP's price for a similar footprint. GCP's regional pricing and discount options vary.
FAQ
Common questions
Is the Free plan really free?
Yes. The Free plan is a 100MB cache instance with no credit card required and no payment details collected at sign up. It's a time-limited trial, so it's meant for trying Velstash Cache out before committing to a paid plan.
How does billing work?
Paid plans are prorated by the minute — you're only charged for the time an instance is actually running, with no rounding up to a full hour. Cancel anytime; there's no long-term commitment. Prices shown exclude VAT.
Why is Velstash Cache cheaper than AWS ElastiCache, Azure Cache, and GCP Memorystore?
We don't pay retail cloud prices: instead, we leverage bare-metal infrastructure and/or long-term capacity commitments to secure the best price for our clients, without cutting corners on reliability.
How much cheaper is Velstash Cache than GCP Memorystore?
Our Pro plan (8GB) runs at roughly 30% less than a comparably-sized GCP Memorystore for Memcached instance. See the methodology and figures below for the detailed comparison.
Is Velstash Cache compatible with my existing memcached client?
Yes. Velstash Cache is managed memcached: you get a dedicated cache instance reachable over the standard memcached protocol, with credentials scoped to you, so existing memcached clients work without changes.