# RocksDB

> A persistent key-value store for fast storage environments

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/rocksdb
- **Category:** Key-Value Stores
- **Homepage:** https://rocksdb.org
- **Also known as:** rocksdb
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:26:16.856Z

## Vioscale score

**67.9 / 100**, confidence 17% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 0 | 17 | 0 | - |
| github_stars | 85 | 7 | 594.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 57.3 | 20 | 1145.7 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 88.3 | 12 | 1060 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 42.4 | 6 | 254.3 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## About

An embeddable persistent key-value store written in C++ optimized for fast, low-latency storage such as flash drives and high-speed disk drives.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Storage** | |
| Storage tier | Persistent |
| Persistence | Append-only log |
| Data structures | KV-only |
| **Protocol** | |
| Wire protocol | Custom |
| **Distribution** | |
| Clustering | Single-node |
| Consistency | - |
| **Ops** | |
| Eviction / TTL policies | - |
| Multi-threaded | - |
| Pub/Sub / streams | - |
| Transactions / atomic ops | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Embedded |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | - |
| **Compatibility** | |
| Redis API compatibility | - |

## Facts

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

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 31,924 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,832 | [link](https://pypistats.org/packages/python-rocksdb) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | C++ | [link](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb) | 2026-08-01 | 63% (medium) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | GPL-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb) | 2026-08-01 | 67% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 21 | [link](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://rocksdb.org/status) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

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

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