Pinecone vs Redis

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Pinecone is the stronger AI pick in Vector Databases: it has a visibility score of 71.8 versus 7.7 for Redis, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose Pinecone if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (71.8 vs 7.7)
AI answers describe it more positively (57% vs 33% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Zero-ops, fully managed cloud service

Choose Redis if…

You want a lower entry price ($0.007 vs $20)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 or ISO 22301 or ISO 9001 or PCI DSS or CCPA or CSA STAR or VPAT or FIPS 140-3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Pinecone	Redis
Visibility score	71.8%	7.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Vector Databases	#1	#10
Share of voice	14%	3%
Mentions this run	66	14
Positive in AI answers	57%	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Pinecone 0pp · Redis 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Pinecone leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

77%

6.1%

AI Mode

77.4%

3.5%

Perplexity

61.1%

13.5%

PineconeRedis

Head to head in AI answers

12 engine answers name both brands

9Pinecone ranked higher

3Redis ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Pinecone	Redis
How do I choose a vector database for a mid-market team?	AI Mode	#1	#6
How do companies store and search embeddings without a dedicated tool?	ChatGPT	#8	#6
How do companies store and search embeddings without a dedicated tool?	AI Mode	#1	#6
What are the best Vector Databases tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#1	#9
What are the best Vector Databases tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#1	#9
Alternatives to the most popular vector database	Perplexity	#1	#6
Which Vector Databases vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#1	#7
Which vector database offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#2	#5
Which Vector Databases tools offer annual discounts?	ChatGPT	#6	#5
Which Vector Databases tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#5	#2
Official website of the top vector database vendors	ChatGPT	#1	#7
Official website of the top vector database vendors	Perplexity	#1	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Pinecone	Redis
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 / mo	Free; paid from $0.007 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Fully managed cloud service, with an optional bring-your-own-cloud (BYOC) deployment	Managed cloud service (Redis Cloud) on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, plus on-premises and hybrid deployment with Redis Software.
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001	SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, ISO 22301, ISO 9001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, CSA STAR, VPAT, FIPS 140-3
Support	Community support via Discord on Starter, Free support with response SLAs available via Developer or Pro add-on, Pro support included on Enterprise and BYOC, Dedicated customer success and support SLAs on Enterprise	Community support on the free plan, Basic support on Essentials plans, Redis support team on paid plans, Knowledge base
Founded	2019	2011
Headquarters	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA
Employees	51–200	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series B · $138M raised	Series D
Best for	Production AI applications, from solo developers and small teams to mission-critical enterprise deployments	Developers and digital businesses building fast apps and real-time AI agents that need low-latency data access.