> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://upstash.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Upgrade Your Database

The free tier has limits on monthly commands, data size, and the number of databases per account. See the [pricing page](https://upstash.com/pricing/redis) for the current values.

If your database is close to any of these limits, upgrade to the pay-as-you-go plan, which removes the daily request cap and raises the data size ceiling.

To upgrade, you need a payment method. Follow the steps in [Add a Payment Method](https://upstash.com/docs/common/account/add-payment-method.md). Once a payment method is added, all free resources on your account switch automatically to the pay-as-you-go plan: every Redis database, and your QStash, Vector, Search and Blob resources. You can't upgrade only one database, and an account with a payment method can't keep or create free databases.

See [Pricing & Limits](../overall/pricing) for the full breakdown of the pay-as-you-go and Fixed plans. If your workload will exceed those quotas, reach out at [support@upstash.com](mailto:support@upstash.com) about our [Enterprise Plan](../overall/enterprise) where the limits are configurable.

> [!NOTE]
>
> During the upgrade process, you will not lose any data but your database will
> experience a downtime about 1-2 seconds. Since every database on the account
> is upgraded, each of them goes through this. Your existing clients will be
> disconnected. So it is recommended to upgrade your database when there is the
> least activity.


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