Comparison

Apache Ignite vs Riak KV

No leader: the top candidate Apache Ignite has only 0.32 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache Ignite47
Riak KV26
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Ignite47 / 100low · 32%
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Ignite
Riak KV
Model
Apache Igniteopen_source
Riak KVcommercial
Price level
Apache Ignitefree
Riak KVlow
Integrations
Count
Apache Ignite1
Riak KV4
Reliability
Status page
Apache Ignite
Riak KV
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Ignite7
Riak KV
Github stars
Apache Ignite5,079
Riak KV17
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Ignite97
Riak KV0
License
Spdx
Apache IgniteApache-2.0
Riak KVApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache IgniteJava
Riak KVErlang

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for key-value stores. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Storage
Storage tier
Apache IgniteIn-memory
Riak KVPersistent
Persistence
Apache IgniteFully durable
Riak KV-
Data structures
Apache IgniteRich types
Riak KVKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
Apache IgniteCustom
Riak KV-
Distribution
Clustering
Apache IgniteSharded
Riak KVSharded
Consistency
Apache IgniteStrong
Riak KVTunable
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Apache Ignite-
Riak KV
Multi-threaded
Apache Ignite-
Riak KV-
Pub/Sub / streams
Apache Ignite-
Riak KV-
Transactions / atomic ops
Apache IgniteMULTI-EXEC
Riak KV-
Deployment
Deployment
Apache IgniteSelf-hosted
Riak KVSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Apache IgnitePermissive OSS
Riak KV-
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Apache Ignite-
Riak KV-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Ignite

Apache Ignite is an open-source distributed database that combines in-memory storage with persistent disk-based data management, supporting ACID transactions and SQL queries across distributed clusters.

Independently observed

Riak KV

A scalable, enterprise-focused database solution designed for distributed data storage and retrieval at scale.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Ignite

Open source
as of verify ↗

Riak KV

Free tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Apache Ignite
Riak KV
CLI
Apache Ignite
Riak KV
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Ignite
Riak KV
Self-hosted
Apache Ignite
Riak KV
On-premise
Apache Ignite
Riak KV

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Ignite

1 total
  • Apache Cassandra
Independently observed

Riak KV

4 total
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Mesos
  • Redis
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.