valkey
The premium Open Source alternative to Redis
🎯 Best for:Organizations seeking a community-driven, non-restrictive Redis fork.
What is valkey?
Replaces Redis for low-latency key-value storage and real-time data processing. Maintains full compatibility with existing Redis protocols while remaining under a permissive community license.
Tech Stack
CDatabase & Storage
Why valkey?
- • Drop-in Redis replacement
- • High-throughput performance
- • Active community backing
Limitations
- • Newer project governance
- • Limited managed cloud options
- • Documentation still evolving
7/12/2026
Last Update
1,231
Forks
824
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Redis)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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