Comparison

Hazelcast vs KeyDB

On the evidence we track, Hazelcast leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Hazelcast61
KeyDB38
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hazelcast61 / 100medium · 56%
KeyDB38 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
Hazelcast–
KeyDB✓
Model
Hazelcastcommercial
Price level
Hazelcastunknown
KeyDBfree
Transparent
Hazelcast✗
KeyDB✓
Integrations
Count
Hazelcast6
KeyDB1
Reliability
Status page
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hazelcast10,433
KeyDB1
Github stars
Hazelcast6,620
KeyDB12,500
Package downloads weekly
Hazelcast3,112
KeyDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hazelcast80
KeyDB0
Release
Cadence days
Hazelcast15
KeyDB53
History
Hazelcast20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
HazelcastJava
KeyDBC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hazelcast5 items
KeyDB6 items

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
HazelcastIn-memory
KeyDBIn-memory
Persistence
HazelcastFully durable
KeyDBFully durable
Data structures
HazelcastKV-only
KeyDBRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
HazelcastCustom
KeyDBRESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering
HazelcastReplicated
KeyDBSharded
Consistency
HazelcastStrong
KeyDBStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✓
Multi-threaded
Hazelcast-
KeyDB✓
Pub/Sub / streams
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✓
Transactions / atomic ops
Hazelcast-
KeyDBMULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment
HazelcastSelf-hosted
KeyDBSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Hazelcast-
KeyDBPermissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Hazelcast-
KeyDBFull

What each one is

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

Hazelcast

Leader

A distributed, in-memory computing platform that combines caching, stream processing, and data integration to enable real-time applications with low-latency data access and instant decision-making.

Independently observed

KeyDB

A data storage system that maintains Redis API compatibility while offering both in-memory and persistent storage modes, supporting active replication for distributed deployments and asynchronous command execution.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hazelcast

Leader
Quote-based
as of verify ↗

KeyDB

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Linux
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✓
CLI
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✗
Self-hosted
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✓
Hybrid
Hazelcast✓
KeyDB✗

Integrations

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

Hazelcast

Leader
10 total
  • Spring Integration
  • MongoDB
  • Kafka
  • Hadoop
  • S3
  • RDBMS
  • JMS
  • Oracle Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • JDBC
Independently observed

KeyDB

1 total
  • redis-py
Independently observed
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