Comparison

KeyDB vs Riak KV

On the evidence we track, KeyDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 35/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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KeyDB35
Riak KV26
Score
Vioscale score
KeyDB35 / 100low · 46%
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
KeyDB
Riak KV
Model
Price level
KeyDBfree
Riak KVlow
Transparent
KeyDB
Riak KV
Integrations
Count
KeyDB
Riak KV4
Reliability
Status page
KeyDB
Riak KV
Adoption
Dependent repos
KeyDB0
Riak KV
Github stars
KeyDB12,509
Riak KV17
Activity
Commits last 30d
KeyDB0
Riak KV0
Release
Cadence days
KeyDB53
Riak KV
History
Riak KV
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
KeyDBC++
Riak KVErlang
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
KeyDBIn-memory
Riak KVPersistent
Persistence
KeyDBFully durable
Riak KV-
Data structures
KeyDBRich types
Riak KVKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
KeyDBRESP (Redis)
Riak KV-
Distribution
Clustering
KeyDBSharded
Riak KVSharded
Consistency
KeyDBStrong
Riak KVTunable
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
KeyDB
Riak KV
Multi-threaded
KeyDB
Riak KV-
Pub/Sub / streams
KeyDB
Riak KV-
Transactions / atomic ops
KeyDBMULTI-EXEC
Riak KV-
Deployment
Deployment
KeyDBSelf-hosted
Riak KVSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
KeyDBPermissive OSS
Riak KV-
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
KeyDBFull
Riak KV-

What each one is

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

KeyDB

Leader

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

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.

KeyDB

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
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
Linux
KeyDB
Riak KV
CLI
KeyDB
Riak KV
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
KeyDB
Riak KV
Self-hosted
KeyDB
Riak KV

Integrations

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

KeyDB

Leader

Not documented yet.

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.