Comparison

etcd vs Riak KV

On the evidence we track, etcd 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
etcd64
Riak KV26
Score
Vioscale score
etcd64 / 100low · 44%
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
etcd
Riak KV
Model
Price level
etcdfree
Riak KVlow
Transparent
etcd
Riak KV
Integrations
Count
etcd80
Riak KV4
Reliability
Status page
etcd
Riak KV
Adoption
Dependent repos
etcd39,452
Riak KV
Github stars
etcd52,178
Riak KV17
Activity
Commits last 30d
etcd96
Riak KV0
Release
History
Riak KV
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
etcdGo
Riak KVErlang

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
etcdPersistent
Riak KVPersistent
Persistence
etcdAppend-only log
Riak KV-
Data structures
etcdRich types
Riak KVKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
etcdgRPC
Riak KV-
Distribution
Clustering
etcdConsensus (Raft)
Riak KVSharded
Consistency
etcdStrong
Riak KVTunable
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
etcd
Riak KV
Multi-threaded
etcd-
Riak KV-
Pub/Sub / streams
etcd
Riak KV-
Transactions / atomic ops
etcd-
Riak KV-
Deployment
Deployment
etcdSelf-hosted
Riak KVSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
etcdPermissive OSS
Riak KV-
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
etcdNone
Riak KV-

What each one is

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

etcd

Leader

etcd is a strongly consistent, distributed key-value store that provides a reliable way to store data that needs to be accessed by a distributed system or cluster of machines. It gracefully handles leader elections during network partitions and can tolerate machine failure.

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.

etcd

Leader
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
CLI
etcd
Riak KV
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
etcd
Riak KV
Self-hosted
etcd
Riak KV

Integrations

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

etcd

Leader
29 total
  • Kubernetes
  • Vitess
  • fleet
  • Docker
  • Puppet
  • confd
  • AWS ECS
  • SkyDNS
  • discodns
  • Hiera
  • Chef
  • BOSH
  • etcdctl
  • etcd-backup
  • etcd-dump
  • etcd-fs
  • etcd-browser
  • etcd-console
  • etcd-viewer
  • etcdtool
  • etcd-rest
  • etcdsh
  • etcdloadtest
  • etcd-workbench
  • +5 more
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.