Comparison

Riak KV vs Valkey

On the evidence we track, Valkey leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. 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
Valkey56
Score
Vioscale score
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
Valkey56 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
Riak KV
Valkey
Model
Price level
Riak KVlow
Valkeyfree
Transparent
Riak KV
Valkey
Integrations
Count
Riak KV4
Valkey1
Reliability
Status page
Riak KV
Valkey
Adoption
Dependent repos
Riak KV
Valkey0
Github stars
Riak KV17
Valkey26,989
Activity
Commits last 30d
Riak KV0
Valkey91
Release
History
Riak KV
Valkey20 items
License
Spdx
Language
Primary
Riak KVErlang
ValkeyC

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
Riak KVPersistent
ValkeyPersistent
Persistence
Riak KV-
ValkeySnapshot (RDB)
Data structures
Riak KVKV-only
ValkeyRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
Riak KV-
Valkey-
Distribution
Clustering
Riak KVSharded
ValkeySharded
Consistency
Riak KVTunable
Valkey-
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Riak KV
Valkey
Multi-threaded
Riak KV-
Valkey
Pub/Sub / streams
Riak KV-
Valkey
Transactions / atomic ops
Riak KV-
Valkey-
Deployment
Deployment
Riak KVSelf-hosted
ValkeySelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Riak KV-
ValkeyPermissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Riak KV-
ValkeyFull

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

Valkey

Leader

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.

Riak KV

Free tier
as of verify ↗

Valkey

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
macOS
Riak KV
Valkey
Linux
Riak KV
Valkey
CLI
Riak KV
Valkey
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Riak KV
Valkey
Self-hosted
Riak KV
Valkey

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

Valkey

Leader
1 total
  • Harbor
Independently observed

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