Last checked November 2, 2026
Valkey
Valkey is the community fork of Redis OSS 7.2. The COPYING file is BSD-3-Clause. Its migration guide says existing Redis clients can connect, and that RDB and AOF files from Redis OSS 7.2 and earlier load. Data files from Redis Community Edition 7.4 and later, which includes Redis 8, are not compatible. It does not ship Redis 8's JSON, time series, and search bundle.
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Free plan
You run the server. The license does not add a fee per person.
They host it
No hosted price on file.
Run it yourself
You put the app on a computer you control. Setup: medium. A single node is a small service. A cluster is a separate project. The migration guide covers Docker as one install path.
Who it is for
For developers and small teams. It runs on Linux and a computer you control. License: BSD-3-Clause. It is in the Key-value stores group.
What you pay
Free plan: You run the server. The license does not add a fee per person. There is no hosted price on file. Run it yourself: Setup: medium. A single node is a small service. A cluster is a separate project. The migration guide covers Docker as one install path.
How to switch
Compared with Redis. Its price on file: Redis 8 is tri-licensed: RSALv2, SSPLv1, or AGPLv3. We have not checked a dollar price for Redis Cloud or Redis Software.
You only get part of: the JSON, time series, and search bundle from Redis 8.
How close is it?
A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.
Related alternatives
- Free alternatives to Redis
- Apache Kvrocks: A Redis-protocol store that keeps data on disk with RocksDB.
- Garnet: Microsoft's cache. RESP clients connect. It is not a full Redis match.
Free apps in this group
- Apache Kvrocks: A Redis-protocol store that keeps data on disk with RocksDB.
- Garnet: Microsoft's cache. RESP clients connect. It is not a full Redis match.
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