Teams switch for full Redis features and TCP connections. Gain: sub-ms latency, all Redis capabilities, fixed pricing. Trade-off: higher minimum cost (~$5/month), no REST API for serverless.

Teams switch for better performance at scale. Gain: 25x throughput vs Redis, memory efficient, Redis compatible. Trade-off: newer platform, less serverless-focused, different pricing model.

AWS teams switch for ecosystem integration. Gain: AWS native, Valkey support, VPC integration. Trade-off: no serverless pricing, no REST API, VPC-only access.

Teams switch for simpler serverless caching. Gain: serverless, no infrastructure, simple API. Trade-off: less Redis-compatible, different feature set.

Cloudflare-focused teams switch for native integration. Gain: edge-native, included in Workers, global by default. Trade-off: key-value only, eventual consistency, not Redis compatible.