vioscale
Comparison

DragonflyDB vs Redis

On the evidence we track, Redis leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

DragonflyDB full profile →Redis full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
DragonflyDB58
★Redis64
Score
Vioscale score
DragonflyDB58 / 100medium · 67%
Redis64 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Model
DragonflyDBcommercial
Rediscommercial
Price level
DragonflyDBlow
Redislow
Transparent
DragonflyDB✗
Redis✗
Integrations
Count
DragonflyDB6
Redis19
Security
Disclosure policy
DragonflyDB–
Redis✓
Gdpr
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Hipaa
DragonflyDB–
Redis✓
Iso27001
DragonflyDB–
Redis✓
Pci
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Scorecard
DragonflyDB5.3
Redis6.8
Soc2
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
DragonflyDB–
Redis✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
DragonflyDB0
Redis1
Github stars
DragonflyDB31,043
Redis76,112
Stackoverflow questions
DragonflyDB–
Redis26,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
DragonflyDB100
Redis60
Release
Cadence days
DragonflyDB21
Redis45
History
DragonflyDB20 items
Redis20 items
License
Spdx
DragonflyDB–
RedisRSALv2
Language
Primary
DragonflyDBC++
RedisC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DragonflyDB–
Redis8 items

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
DragonflyDBIn-memory
RedisIn-memory
Persistence
DragonflyDBSnapshot (RDB)
RedisAppend-only log
Data structures
DragonflyDBRich types
RedisRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
DragonflyDBRESP (Redis)
RedisRESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering
DragonflyDBSharded
RedisSharded
Consistency
DragonflyDBStrong
RedisStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Multi-threaded
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Pub/Sub / streams
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Transactions / atomic ops
DragonflyDBMULTI-EXEC
RedisMULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment
DragonflyDBSelf-hosted
RedisManaged
Licensing
Licence class
DragonflyDBSource-available
RedisSource-available
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
DragonflyDBFull
RedisFull

What each one is

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

DragonflyDB

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

Redis

Leader

A versatile in-memory database engine that enables sub-millisecond data access and processing for caching, stream processing, session storage, search, and machine learning workloads. Available as both open-source software and managed cloud services across multiple cloud providers.

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

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 verify ↗

Redis

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier
  • Essentials-
  • Pro-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Linux
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✗
CLI
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓
Self-hosted
DragonflyDB✓
Redis✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • AWS
  • PostgreSQL

DragonflyDB

6 total - 4 not shared
  • GCP Marketplace
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Feast
  • Airbyte
Independently observed

Redis

Leader
19 total - 17 not shared
  • Oracle
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Percona XtraDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Google Cloud SQL
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Go
  • .NET
Independently observed

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