# Valkey

> FAST. RELIABLE. OPEN SOURCE, FOREVER.

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/valkey
- **Category:** Key-Value Stores
- **Homepage:** https://valkey.io
- **Also known as:** valkey
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:27:09.099Z

## Vioscale score

**51.8 / 100**, confidence 15% (low).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 6 | 600 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 0 | 17 | 0 | - |
| github_stars | 83.5 | 7 | 584.5 | ✓ |
| integrations | 8.7 | 8 | 69.3 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 54.3 | 20 | 1085.7 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 8 | 200 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

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

Open source · Free tier

## About

Open source (BSD) high-performance key/value datastore supporting caching, message queues, and primary database workloads, backed by the Linux Foundation.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Linux
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (1)

_Independently observed._

- Harbor

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Storage** | |
| Storage tier | In-memory |
| Persistence | Fully durable |
| Data structures | KV-only |
| **Protocol** | |
| Wire protocol | - |
| **Distribution** | |
| Clustering | Replicated |
| Consistency | - |
| **Ops** | |
| Eviction / TTL policies | - |
| Multi-threaded | - |
| Pub/Sub / streams | - |
| Transactions / atomic ops | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS |
| **Compatibility** | |
| Redis API compatibility | - |

## Facts

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

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 52 | [link](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 26,706 | [link](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 1 | [link](https://valkey.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

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

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | [link](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://valkey.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://valkey.io) | 2026-08-01 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://valkey.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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