Redis vs Weaviate

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

The short answer

Weaviate is the stronger AI pick in Vector Databases: it has a visibility score of 45.2 versus 7.7 for Redis, and ranks ahead in 82% of the answers that name both.

Choose Redis if…

You want a lower entry price ($0.007 vs $45)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 or ISO 22301 or ISO 9001 or PCI DSS or HIPAA or GDPR or CCPA or CSA STAR or VPAT or FIPS 140-3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (1,001–5,000 employees)

Choose Weaviate if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (45.2 vs 7.7)
AI answers describe it more positively (59% vs 33% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or HIPAA (Enterprise Cloud on AWS) coverage
Strong native hybrid search

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Redis	Weaviate
Visibility score	7.7%	45.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Vector Databases	#10	#4
Share of voice	3%	11.7%
Mentions this run	14	56
Positive in AI answers	33%	59%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Weaviate leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.1%

57.8%

AI Mode

3.5%

40%

Perplexity

13.5%

37.8%

RedisWeaviate

Head to head in AI answers

11 engine answers name both brands

2Redis ranked higher

9Weaviate ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Redis	Weaviate
How do I choose a vector database for a mid-market team?	AI Mode	#6	#3
How do companies store and search embeddings without a dedicated tool?	ChatGPT	#6	#9
What are the best Vector Databases tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#3
What are the best Vector Databases tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#9	#4
Alternatives to the most popular vector database	Perplexity	#6	#3
Which Vector Databases vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#7	#3
Which vector database offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#5	#4
Which Vector Databases tools offer annual discounts?	ChatGPT	#5	#8
Which Vector Databases tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#2	#1
Official website of the top vector database vendors	ChatGPT	#7	#2
Official website of the top vector database vendors	Perplexity	#7	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Redis	Weaviate
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $0.007 / mo	Free; paid from $45 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Managed cloud service (Redis Cloud) on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, plus on-premises and hybrid deployment with Redis Software.	Serverless, Enterprise Cloud, or Bring Your Own Cloud
Compliance	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	SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA (Enterprise Cloud on AWS)
Support	Community support on the free plan, Basic support on Essentials plans, Redis support team on paid plans, Knowledge base	Email support on all plans, Phone and Slack support on Premium and Dedicated plans, Technical Account Team add-on on Premium and Dedicated plans
Founded	2011	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Employees	1,001–5,000	51–200
Funding	Series D	Strategic investment (Ricoh corporate venture fund)
Best for	Developers and digital businesses building fast apps and real-time AI agents that need low-latency data access.	Development teams and enterprises building search, RAG and agent applications who want an open-source, production-ready vector database.