Comparison

Hazelcast vs Valkey

On the evidence we track, Valkey leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Hazelcast49
Valkey56
Score
Vioscale score
Hazelcast49 / 100medium · 56%
Valkey56 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Hazelcast
Valkey
Model
Hazelcastcommercial
Price level
Hazelcastunknown
Valkeyfree
Transparent
Hazelcast
Valkey
Integrations
Count
Hazelcast1
Valkey1
Reliability
Status page
Hazelcast
Valkey
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hazelcast10,433
Valkey0
Github stars
Hazelcast6,604
Valkey26,989
Package downloads weekly
Hazelcast4,717
Valkey
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hazelcast71
Valkey91
Release
Cadence days
Hazelcast15
Valkey
History
Hazelcast20 items
Valkey20 items
License
Spdx
HazelcastApache-2.0
Language
Primary
HazelcastJava
ValkeyC

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
HazelcastIn-memory
ValkeyPersistent
Persistence
Hazelcast-
ValkeySnapshot (RDB)
Data structures
Hazelcast-
ValkeyRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
HazelcastCustom
Valkey-
Distribution
Clustering
HazelcastReplicated
ValkeySharded
Consistency
Hazelcast-
Valkey-
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Hazelcast-
Valkey
Multi-threaded
Hazelcast-
Valkey
Pub/Sub / streams
Hazelcast-
Valkey
Transactions / atomic ops
Hazelcast-
Valkey-
Deployment
Deployment
HazelcastSelf-hosted
ValkeySelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Hazelcast-
ValkeyPermissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Hazelcast-
ValkeyFull

What each one is

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

Hazelcast

Hazelcast is a distributed data platform that provides real-time processing and continuous intelligence capabilities. It supports clustering and integrates with various frameworks and clients.

Independently observed

Valkey

Leader

A Linux Foundation-backed open-source database server for storing and managing key-value data. Supports multiple data types and deployment modes ranging from single-node setups to distributed clusters, serving caching, message queue, and primary database use cases.

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

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Valkey

Leader
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
macOS
Hazelcast
Valkey
Linux
Hazelcast
Valkey
CLI
Hazelcast
Valkey
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hazelcast
Valkey
Self-hosted
Hazelcast
Valkey
On-premise
Hazelcast
Valkey

Integrations

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

Hazelcast

2 total
  • Spring Integration
  • MongoDB
Independently observed

Valkey

Leader
1 total
  • Harbor
Independently observed

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

Hazelcast vs Valkey: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale