Comparison

Redis vs RocksDB

No clear leader: Redis (64.1) and RocksDB (61.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Redis64
RocksDB61
Score
Vioscale score
Redis64 / 100high · 75%
RocksDB61 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Redis
RocksDB
Model
Price level
Redislow
RocksDBfree
Transparent
Redis
RocksDB
Integrations
Count
Redis19
RocksDB
Reliability
Status page
Redis
RocksDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redis1
RocksDB2,684
Github stars
Redis76,112
RocksDB32,011
Package downloads weekly
Redis
RocksDB1,832
Stackoverflow questions
Redis26,000
RocksDB
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redis60
RocksDB72
Release
Cadence days
Redis45
RocksDB21
History
RocksDB20 items
License
Spdx
RedisRSALv2
RocksDBGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
RedisC
RocksDBC++
Market
Availability
RocksDB
Content
Faq
Redis8 items
RocksDB

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

A versatile in-memory database engine that enables sub-millisecond data access and processing for caching, stream processing, session storage, search, and machine learning workloads. Available as both open-source software and managed cloud services across multiple cloud providers.

Independently observed

RocksDB

An embeddable C++ database library optimized for high-performance storage and retrieval on flash drives and RAM, supporting workloads from application caching to multi-terabyte data storage with configurable write and read performance tradeoffs.

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

SubscriptionFree tier
  • Essentials-
  • Pro-
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
Linux
Redis
RocksDB
CLI
Redis
RocksDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redis
RocksDB
Self-hosted
Redis
RocksDB

Integrations

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

Redis

19 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
Independently observed

RocksDB

Not documented yet.

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