Keys, connections, Server Info, Console, and workspaces.
Analyze, SQL, execution plans, reports, and AI assistance.
Live Traffic, Pub/Sub, dashboards, and repeatable load.
Breakpoints, history, recordings, replay, and Time Machine.
Migration, Compare & Sync, scripts, CLI, custom tools, and MCP.
Integrated Valkey, Failure Lab, Cloud KV, and team resources.
Plans for the whole workbench
The native plans start with account-free browsing, add the everyday workbench with Personal, and extend to deeper tools and shared team workflows.
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$0forever
A capable, account-free starting point for one Redis or Valkey connection.
The daily workbench
$99one-time · one year of new builds
A paid perpetual licence for everyday local development and operations.
The complete system toolkit
$249one-time · one year of new builds
Deep analysis, recovery, movement, testing, and extensibility for production work.
Pro, shared
$399per seat · two-seat minimum
The full Pro workbench with shared resources, pooled seats, and central administration.
Personal is $99, Pro is $249, and Team is $399 per seat with a two-seat minimum. Every paid licence is perpetual and includes one year of new builds. Builds released during that update period remain yours to use; renew when you want newer builds.
Complete comparison
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| Capability | Free$0forever | Personal$99one-time · one year of new builds | Pro$249one-time · one year of new builds | Team$399per seat · two-seat minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01Connection foundationsRedis and Valkey topology, transport, and connection admission. | ||||
| Account required | No | Licence | Licence | Licence |
| Saved connections | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Active connections | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Standalone / Sentinel / Cluster | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| SSH / TLS / mTLS | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| 02Core workbenchBrowse, query, observe, automate, and connect external tools. | ||||
| Keys / Browser | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Inspect / create / edit / delete keys | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Search / filtering | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Info / Server information | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Console | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Pub/Subplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Scriptsplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Live Traffic / MONITORplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Local Workspacesplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| MCP Serverplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| MCP capability accessplanned | Not included | Personal scope | Pro scope | Team scope |
| Varc CLIplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| CLI capability accessplanned | Not included | Personal scope | Pro scope | Team scope |
| AI Assistant — BYOKplanned | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Varc-hosted AI usageplanned | Not included | Not included | Included allowance | Team scope |
| 03Understand and recoverAnalysis, debugging, replay, recovery, dashboards, and load testing. | ||||
| Analyzeplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Deep memory / sampled / full analysisplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Analyze reports / recommendationsplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Analyze exportsplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| SQL | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| SQL EXPLAIN / semantic execution plan | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Debugger / Debug Trafficplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Breakpoints / steppingplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Time Machine / Rewindplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Session recording / replayplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Dashboardsplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Load Test / Benchmarkplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| 04Move and verifyMigration and comparison across engines and topologies. | ||||
| Migrationplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Redis ↔ Redisplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Valkey ↔ Valkeyplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Redis ↔ Valkeyplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Standalone / Sentinel / Cluster migrationplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Live one-shot migrationplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| .varcmigrate export / importplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Compatibility-aware routing / verificationplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Continuous migration / PSYNC catch-upplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Compare & Syncplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| 05Extend the platformCustom tools, local infrastructure, public access, and Cloud KV. | ||||
| Transformers / Custom Toolsplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| JS/TS-defined value viewsplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| JS/TS rendering native Rust/GPUI componentsplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Custom domain-specific tools / interfacesplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Integrated Valkey DBplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Any-topology local Valkeyplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Failure Labplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Public tunnellingplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Cloud KVplanned | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Cloud KV sizeplanned | Not included | Not included | 50 MB per database | 50 MB per database |
| Included Cloud KV databasesplanned | Not included | Not included | 3 | TBD |
| 06Work as a teamShared resources, seats, synchronization, and administration. | ||||
| Shared workspacesplanned | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Shared scripts / configsplanned | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Shared dashboards / team resourcesplanned | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Team syncplanned | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Pooled / transferable seats | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Central billing / administration | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
Questions
Yes. Free connects directly to Redis or Valkey without an account. It includes one saved connection, one active connection, the key browser, search, editing, and server information.
No. Personal is a paid perpetual licence. A purchase includes one year of new Varc builds, and every build released during that update period remains yours to use. Renew when you want newer builds.
Personal is $99 one-time, Pro is $249 one-time, and Team is $399 per seat with a two-seat minimum. Each purchase includes one year of new builds; covered builds remain usable forever.
Bring your own key. Personal, Pro, and Team can connect a supported AI provider using credentials you control. Pro and Team also include a Varc-hosted usage allowance.
Every plan supports Redis and Valkey across standalone, Sentinel, and Cluster deployments, including SSH, TLS, and mTLS connections.
Cloud KV is a Pro and Team capability with a 50 MB hard cap per database. Pro currently includes three databases; the Team database allowance is still to be decided.
Native launch plans