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Comparison

Redis vs RocksDB

On the evidence we track, Redis leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Redis full profile →RocksDB full profile →
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★Redis71
RocksDB60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redis71 / 100high · 75%
RocksDB60 / 100low · 47%
Pricing
Free tier
Redis✓
RocksDB✓
Model
Price level
Redislow
RocksDBfree
Transparent
Redis✗
RocksDB–
Integrations
Count
Redis11
RocksDB–
Security
Disclosure policy
Redis✓
RocksDB–
Gdpr
Redis✓
RocksDB–
Hipaa
Redis✓
RocksDB–
Iso27001
Redis✓
RocksDB–
Pci
Redis✓
RocksDB–
Scorecard
Redis6.8
RocksDB7.1
Soc2
Redis✓
RocksDB–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Redis99.999
RocksDB–
Status page
Redis✓
RocksDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redis1
RocksDB2,684
Github stars
Redis76,594
RocksDB32,198
Package downloads weekly
Redis–
RocksDB589
Stackoverflow questions
Redis26,000
RocksDB–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redis44
RocksDB80
Release
Cadence days
Redis45
RocksDB21
History
Redis20 items
RocksDB20 items
License
Spdx
RedisRSALv2
RocksDBGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
RedisC
RocksDBC++
Market
Availability
RedisAvailable worldwide
RocksDB–
Content
Faq
Redis8 items
RocksDB5 items

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
RedisIn-memory
RocksDBPersistent
Persistence
RedisAppend-only log
RocksDBAppend-only log
Data structures
RedisRich types
RocksDBKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
RedisRESP (Redis)
RocksDB-
Distribution
Clustering
RedisSharded
RocksDBSingle-node
Consistency
RedisStrong
RocksDBStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Redis✓
RocksDB✓
Multi-threaded
Redis✓
RocksDB✓
Pub/Sub / streams
Redis✓
RocksDB-
Transactions / atomic ops
RedisMULTI-EXEC
RocksDB-
Deployment
Deployment
RedisManaged
RocksDBEmbedded
Licensing
Licence class
RedisSource-available
RocksDBCopyleft
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
RedisFull
RocksDB-

What each one is

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

Redis

Leader

A multi-purpose in-memory data platform that functions as a cache, vector database, document store, streaming engine, and message broker, with built-in support for advanced search, transactions, and multi-region replication.

Independently observed

RocksDB

RocksDB is a library for integrating database functionality into applications, designed to persist large volumes of data with careful attention to balancing write throughput, read latency, and space efficiency. It supports parallel processing and is optimized for flash storage environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Redis

Leader
HybridFree tier

Free open-source software plus three cloud subscription tiers (Essentials, Flex, Pro)

  • Essentials-
    • Single database
    • Index on RAM
    • 99.99% uptime
  • Flex-
    • Tiered RAM and SSD storage
    • Adjustable RAM ratio
    • 99.99% uptime
    • Up to 80% cost savings vs RAM alone
  • Pro-
    • Unlimited databases
    • Unlimited storage
    • Unlimited ops/sec
    • Active-Active multi-region
    • 99.999% uptime
as of verify ↗

RocksDB

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
Web
Redis✓
RocksDB✗
macOS
Redis✓
RocksDB✗
Windows
Redis✓
RocksDB✗
Linux
Redis✓
RocksDB✓
CLI
Redis✓
RocksDB✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redis✓
RocksDB✗
Self-hosted
Redis✓
RocksDB✓
On-premise
Redis✓
RocksDB✗
Hybrid
Redis✓
RocksDB✗

Integrations

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

Redis

Leader
22 total
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Percona XtraDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Google Cloud SQL
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Go
  • .NET
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Azure
Independently observed

RocksDB

Not documented yet.

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