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Upstash QStash (Free) Free Tier
Free tier- Messages1,000 / day
- Bandwidth50 GB / month
- Max message size1 MB
- Max delay7 days
- Active schedules10
- Queues10 (parallelism 2)
- DLQ / log retention3 days
Catch: Daily message cap; pay-as-you-go is $1 per 100K messages.
- Source
- https://upstash.com/pricing/qstash
- Last checked
- 5 Nov 2026
FAQ
Does Upstash QStash have a free tier?
Yes. Upstash QStash (Free) is free within published limits (Messages: 1,000 / day; Bandwidth: 50 GB / month; Max message size: 1 MB; Max delay: 7 days; Active schedules: 10; Queues: 10 (parallelism 2); DLQ / log retention: 3 days). Last checked 5 Nov 2026 against https://upstash.com/pricing/qstash.
What is the catch with the Upstash QStash free tier?
Daily message cap; pay-as-you-go is $1 per 100K messages.
What are free alternatives to Upstash QStash?
Other background jobs services with a free tier tracked here: Inngest, Trigger.dev, Cloudflare Queues. Compare them side by side at https://freetiertracker.com/background-jobs/.
Change History
- Added Upstash QStash Free: 1,000 messages/day, 10 schedules, 10 queues, 7-day max delay.
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