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Comparison

Redis vs Valkey

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.

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★Redis71
Valkey49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redis71 / 100high · 75%
Valkey49 / 100low · 44%
Pricing
Free tier
Redis✓
Valkey✓
Model
Price level
Redislow
Valkeyfree
Transparent
Redis✗
Valkey✓
Integrations
Count
Redis11
Valkey2
Security
Disclosure policy
Redis✓
Valkey–
Gdpr
Redis✓
Valkey–
Hipaa
Redis✓
Valkey–
Iso27001
Redis✓
Valkey–
Pci
Redis✓
Valkey–
Scorecard
Redis6.8
Valkey6.1
Soc2
Redis✓
Valkey–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Redis99.999
Valkey–
Status page
Redis✓
Valkey–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redis1
Valkey0
Github stars
Redis76,594
Valkey27,437
Stackoverflow questions
Redis26,000
Valkey–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redis44
Valkey73
Release
Cadence days
Redis45
Valkey–
History
Redis20 items
Valkey20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
RedisC
ValkeyC
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Redis8 items
Valkey5 items

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)
ValkeyRESP (Redis)
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 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

Valkey

A data store designed for fast access to cached and real-time data, supporting message queues and other workloads. Available both as an open-source project backed by the Linux Foundation and through managed cloud services from multiple providers.

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 ↗

Valkey

Open source
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✓
Windows
Redis✓
Valkey✗
Linux
Redis✓
Valkey✓
CLI
Redis✓
Valkey✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redis✓
Valkey✓
Self-hosted
Redis✓
Valkey✓
On-premise
Redis✓
Valkey✗
Hybrid
Redis✓
Valkey✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Prometheus

Redis

Leader
22 total - 21 not shared
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Percona XtraDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Cassandra
  • Google Cloud SQL
  • Grafana
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • Go
  • .NET
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • Azure
Independently observed

Valkey

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Harbor
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed
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