Comparison

Riak KV vs RocksDB

On the evidence we track, RocksDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Riak KV26
RocksDB61
Score
Vioscale score
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
RocksDB61 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tier
Riak KV
RocksDB
Model
Riak KVcommercial
Price level
Riak KVlow
RocksDBfree
Integrations
Count
Riak KV4
RocksDB
Reliability
Status page
Riak KV
RocksDB
Adoption
Dependent repos
Riak KV
RocksDB2,684
Github stars
Riak KV17
RocksDB32,011
Package downloads weekly
Riak KV
RocksDB1,832
Activity
Commits last 30d
Riak KV0
RocksDB72
Release
Cadence days
Riak KV
RocksDB21
History
Riak KV
RocksDB20 items
License
Spdx
Riak KVApache-2.0
RocksDBGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Riak KVErlang
RocksDBC++

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
Riak KVPersistent
RocksDBPersistent
Persistence
Riak KV-
RocksDBAppend-only log
Data structures
Riak KVKV-only
RocksDBKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
Riak KV-
RocksDB-
Distribution
Clustering
Riak KVSharded
RocksDBSingle-node
Consistency
Riak KVTunable
RocksDBStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Riak KV
RocksDB-
Multi-threaded
Riak KV-
RocksDB
Pub/Sub / streams
Riak KV-
RocksDB-
Transactions / atomic ops
Riak KV-
RocksDB-
Deployment
Deployment
Riak KVSelf-hosted
RocksDBEmbedded
Licensing
Licence class
Riak KV-
RocksDBCopyleft
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Riak KV-
RocksDB-

What each one is

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

Riak KV

A scalable, enterprise-focused database solution designed for distributed data storage and retrieval at scale.

Independently observed

RocksDB

Leader

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.

Riak KV

Free tier
as of verify ↗

RocksDB

Leader
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
Linux
Riak KV
RocksDB
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Riak KV
RocksDB
Self-hosted
Riak KV
RocksDB

Integrations

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

Riak KV

4 total
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Mesos
  • Redis
Independently observed

RocksDB

Leader

Not documented yet.

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