Comparison

DragonflyDB vs KeyDB

On the evidence we track, DragonflyDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★DragonflyDB58

KeyDB35

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DragonflyDBLeader	KeyDB
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 67%	35 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=softonic%2Fdragonfly&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=gabe565%2Fkeydb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	31,043	12,509
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	53
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-3-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

DragonflyDB58 / 100medium · 67%

KeyDB35 / 100low · 46%

Pricing

Free tier

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

Model

DragonflyDBcommercial

KeyDBopen_source

Price level

DragonflyDBlow

KeyDBfree

Transparent

DragonflyDB✗

KeyDB✓

Integrations

Count

DragonflyDB6

KeyDB–

Security

Gdpr

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB–

Pci

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB–

Scorecard

DragonflyDB5.3

KeyDB–

Soc2

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB–

Vulnerabilities

DragonflyDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=softonic%2Fdragonfly&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

KeyDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=gabe565%2Fkeydb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

DragonflyDB0

KeyDB0

Github stars

DragonflyDB31,043

KeyDB12,509

Activity

Commits last 30d

DragonflyDB100

KeyDB0

Release

Cadence days

DragonflyDB21

KeyDB53

History

DragonflyDB20 items

KeyDB20 items

License

Spdx

DragonflyDB–

KeyDBBSD-3-Clause

Language

Primary

DragonflyDBC++

KeyDBC++

Market

Availability

DragonflyDBAvailable worldwide

KeyDBAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Key-Value Stores
Capability	DragonflyDB	KeyDB
Storage
Storage tier	In-memory	In-memory
Persistence	Snapshot (RDB)	Fully durable
Data structures	Rich types	Rich types
Protocol
Wire protocol	RESP (Redis)	RESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering	Sharded	Sharded
Consistency	Strong	Strong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies	✓	✓
Multi-threaded	✓	✓
Pub/Sub / streams	✓	✓
Transactions / atomic ops	MULTI-EXEC	MULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available	Permissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility	Full	Full

Storage

Storage tier

DragonflyDBIn-memory

KeyDBIn-memory

Persistence

DragonflyDBSnapshot (RDB)

KeyDBFully durable

Data structures

DragonflyDBRich types

KeyDBRich types

Protocol

Wire protocol

DragonflyDBRESP (Redis)

KeyDBRESP (Redis)

Distribution

Clustering

DragonflyDBSharded

KeyDBSharded

Consistency

DragonflyDBStrong

KeyDBStrong

Ops

Eviction / TTL policies

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

Multi-threaded

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

Pub/Sub / streams

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

Transactions / atomic ops

DragonflyDBMULTI-EXEC

KeyDBMULTI-EXEC

Deployment

DragonflyDBSelf-hosted

KeyDBSelf-hosted

Licensing

Licence class

DragonflyDBSource-available

KeyDBPermissive OSS

Compatibility

Redis API compatibility

DragonflyDBFull

KeyDBFull

What each one is

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

DragonflyDB

Leader

An in-memory data store delivering significantly higher throughput and memory efficiency than Redis through multi-threaded architecture, enabling cost-effective scaling with fewer infrastructure resources.

Independently observed

KeyDB

KeyDB is an open-source database that offers significantly higher performance than Redis through multithreading while maintaining full Redis protocol compatibility. It includes advanced features like active replication, FLASH storage, and MVCC architecture for non-blocking queries.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

DragonflyDB

Leader

from $8/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $8/GB/month (Flex), $2,000+/month (Business). Free trial with $100 credits.

Flex$8/GB/month, starting at $36/month
- Fully-managed on AWS, GCP, or Azure
- One-click provisioning
- Horizontal + vertical scaling
- Monitoring dashboard
- Dragonfly team support
BusinessStarting at $2,000/month
- Bring your own cloud
- Auto-scaling
- SSO & MFA
- Custom SLA
- Dedicated support
EnterpriseContact sales
- Run anywhere
- Custom instance types
- White-glove migrations and tuning
- Advanced security & compliance
- Enterprise SLA & premium support

as of 2026-08-01verify ↗

KeyDB

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	DragonflyDB	KeyDB
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✗

Linux

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

CLI

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✗

Self-hosted

DragonflyDB✓

KeyDB✓

Integrations

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

DragonflyDB

Leader

6 total

GCP Marketplace
AWS
Google Cloud Platform
Feast
Airbyte
PostgreSQL

Independently observed

KeyDB

Not documented yet.

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