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Tair (Redis® OSS-Compatible):Redis Open-Source Edition cloud-native instance specifications

Last Updated:Mar 30, 2026

All specifications listed below are per shard. For cluster and read/write splitting instances, multiply per-shard values by the number of shards to get total instance capacity.

The ESSD cloud disk included in each shard is reserved for system operations — storing logs, temporary backup files, and append-only files (AOF). It is not used for data storage.

Instance types

Standard architecture

The following specifications apply to cloud native instances that use standard (non-cluster) architecture.

If read/write splitting is enabled on a standard architecture instance, use the proxy mode and read/write splitting specifications instead.
ESSD (GB)
Instance type Instance type code CPU cores Memory (GB) Bandwidth Maximum connections Reference QPS
256 MB redis.shard.micro.ce 3 0.25 1 192 Mbps (24 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
1 GB redis.shard.small.2.ce 3 1 5 384 Mbps (48 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
2 GB redis.shard.mid.2.ce 3 2 10 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
4 GB redis.shard.large.ce 3 4 20 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
8 GB redis.shard.xlarge.ce 3 8 40 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
16 GB redis.shard.2xlarge.ce 3 16 80 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
24 GB redis.shard.3xlarge.ce 3 24 120 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000
32 GB redis.shard.4xlarge.ce 3 32 160 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000
64 GB redis.shard.8xlarge.ce 3 64 320 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000

Cluster architecture — direct connection mode

The following specifications apply to cloud native instances that use cluster architecture in direct connection mode. For details on direct connection mode, see Cluster architecture.

ESSD (GB)
Instance type Instance type code CPU cores Memory (GB) Bandwidth Maximum connections Reference QPS
1 GB redis.shard.small.ce 3 1 5 384 Mbps (48 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
2 GB redis.shard.mid.ce 3 2 10 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
4 GB redis.shard.large.ce 3 4 20 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
8 GB redis.shard.xlarge.ce 3 8 40 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
16 GB redis.shard.2xlarge.ce 3 16 80 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
24 GB redis.shard.3xlarge.ce 3 24 120 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000
32 GB redis.shard.4xlarge.ce 3 32 160 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000
64 GB redis.shard.8xlarge.ce 3 64 320 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000

Cluster architecture — proxy mode and read/write splitting architecture

The following specifications apply to cloud native instances that use cluster architecture in proxy mode or the read/write splitting architecture. For details on proxy mode, see Cluster architecture.

ESSD (GB)
Instance type Instance type code CPU cores Memory (GB) Bandwidth Maximum connections Reference QPS
1 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.small.ce 3 1 5 384 Mbps (48 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
2 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.mid.ce 3 2 10 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 10,000 100,000
4 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.large.ce 3 4 20 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
8 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.xlarge.ce 3 8 40 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
16 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.2xlarge.ce 3 16 80 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 20,000 100,000
24 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.3xlarge.ce 3 24 120 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000
32 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.4xlarge.ce 3 32 160 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000
64 GB redis.shard.with.proxy.8xlarge.ce 3 64 320 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) 30,000 100,000

Cloud native instances in cluster architecture support adjustable shard counts. To change the number of shards after creation, see Adjust the number of shards for a cluster instance.

Performance

Standard architecture

Instance performance equals the per-shard values in the tables above.

Cluster and read/write splitting architectures

Total instance performance scales with the number of shards:

Total performance = per-shard performance x number of shards

Example: A 4-shard instance using the redis.shard.with.proxy.small.ce type has the following total capacity:

Metric Per shard 4-shard total
CPU cores 3 (2 working + 1 background) 12
Bandwidth 384 Mbps (48 MB/s) 1,536 Mbps (192 MB/s)
Maximum connections 10,000 40,000
Reference QPS 100,000 400,000

CPU cores

Each shard has 3 CPU cores:

  • 2 working cores — handle user requests

  • 1 background core — handles non-service tasks: persistence, accelerated expiration, performance analysis, and logging

Bandwidth

  • All bandwidth values in the tables are per shard. Total bandwidth for cluster and read/write splitting instances equals the sum across all shards.

  • Bandwidth applies independently to upstream and downstream traffic. For example, an instance with 192 Mbps bandwidth has 192 Mbps upstream and 192 Mbps downstream simultaneously.

  • The bandwidth limit applies to shard nodes and is independent of the network connection type. This applies to both Tair and Redis Open-Source Edition instances.

  • Proxy mode and read/write splitting: Total bandwidth is capped at 16,384 Mbps (2,048 MB/s). Adding more shards does not increase bandwidth beyond this limit.

  • Direct connection mode: No overall bandwidth cap.

For more information, see Bandwidth FAQ.

Maximum connections

  • Proxy mode: Maximum connections per instance is 500,000. This cap does not increase with additional shards or nodes.

  • Direct connection mode: Maximum connections per shard is 10,000. Total instance connections = number of shards x 10,000.

FAQ

Do different instance types have different performance?

The 256 MB and 1 GB instances have lower bandwidth than the 768 Mbps (96 MB/s) available on larger types. All instances of 2 GB and larger share the same CPU and bandwidth specifications — the only difference is memory capacity.