# DragonflyDB

> An In-Memory Data Store without Limits

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/dragonflydb
- **Category:** Key-Value Stores
- **Homepage:** https://www.dragonflydb.io
- **Also known as:** dragonflydb
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:22:04.746Z

## Vioscale score

**67.2 / 100**, confidence 36% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 6 | 480 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 17 | 778.9 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 84.7 | 7 | 593 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 20 | 1262 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 76.7 | 12 | 920 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 60 | 18 | 1080 | ✓ |
| package_downloads | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://www.dragonflydb.io). Independently observed._

from $8/mo · Subscription · Free tier

> From $8/GB/month (Flex), $2,000+/month (Business). Free trial with $100 credits.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Flex | $8/GB/month, starting at $36/month | - | - |
| Business | Starting at $2,000/month | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |

### Flex

Fully-managed Dragonfly service for teams that prefer a simple, self-serve solution

- Fully-managed on AWS, GCP, or Azure
- One-click provisioning
- Horizontal + vertical scaling
- Monitoring dashboard
- Dragonfly team support

### Business

Fully-managed Dragonfly service for teams that require advanced security, compliance, and support

- Bring your own cloud
- Auto-scaling
- SSO & MFA
- Custom SLA
- Dedicated support

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

Fully-managed Dragonfly service for large organizations that require air-gapped infrastructure and white-glove support

- Run anywhere
- Custom instance types
- White-glove migrations and tuning
- Advanced security & compliance
- Enterprise SLA & premium support

## About

Redis-compatible in-memory data store using thread-per-core architecture for higher throughput and better memory efficiency, delivering up to 25x more QPS and 30% better memory utilization than competing solutions.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Key-Value Stores. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Storage** | |
| Storage tier | In-memory |
| Persistence | Snapshot (RDB) |
| Data structures | Rich types |
| **Protocol** | |
| Wire protocol | RESP (Redis) |
| **Distribution** | |
| Clustering | Sharded |
| Consistency | Strong |
| **Ops** | |
| Eviction / TTL policies | - |
| Multi-threaded | ✓ |
| Pub/Sub / streams | ✓ |
| Transactions / atomic ops | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Managed |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | - |
| **Compatibility** | |
| Redis API compatibility | Full |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://www.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://www.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 8 | [link](https://www.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://www.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 30,943 | [link](https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | C++ | [link](https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 42 | [link](https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://trust.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.pci | yes | [link](https://trust.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://trust.dragonflydb.io) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/dragonflydb). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*