Comparison

Redis vs Valkey

On the evidence we track, Redis leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Redis64
Valkey56
Score
Vioscale score
Redis64 / 100high · 75%
Valkey56 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Redis
Valkey
Model
Price level
Redislow
Valkeyfree
Transparent
Redis
Valkey
Integrations
Count
Redis19
Valkey1
Reliability
Status page
Redis
Valkey
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redis1
Valkey0
Github stars
Redis76,112
Valkey26,989
Stackoverflow questions
Redis26,000
Valkey
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redis60
Valkey91
Release
Cadence days
Redis45
Valkey
History
Valkey20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
RedisC
ValkeyC
Market
Availability
Valkey
Content
Faq
Redis8 items
Valkey

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
RedisIn-memory
ValkeyPersistent
Persistence
RedisAppend-only log
ValkeySnapshot (RDB)
Data structures
RedisRich types
ValkeyRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
RedisRESP (Redis)
Valkey-
Distribution
Clustering
RedisSharded
ValkeySharded
Consistency
RedisStrong
Valkey-
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Redis
Valkey
Multi-threaded
Redis
Valkey
Pub/Sub / streams
Redis
Valkey
Transactions / atomic ops
RedisMULTI-EXEC
Valkey-
Deployment
Deployment
RedisManaged
ValkeySelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
RedisSource-available
ValkeyPermissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
RedisFull
ValkeyFull

What each one is

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

Redis

Leader

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

Valkey

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.

Redis

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier
  • Essentials-
  • Pro-
as of verify ↗

Valkey

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
Valkey
macOS
Redis
Valkey
Linux
Redis
Valkey
CLI
Redis
Valkey
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redis
Valkey
Self-hosted
Redis
Valkey

Integrations

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

Redis

Leader
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

Valkey

1 total
  • Harbor
Independently observed

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