Valkey vs. Redis: Choosing the Right In-Memory Data Store

In 2024, the world of data technologies witnessed a major development with the emergence of Valkey, an open source alternative to Redis. Valkey was born out of Redis, the company that followed MongoDB and Elasticsearch by changing to a non-OSI-recognized license.

Valkey and Redis share a common origin, but their paths have diverged significantly as they evolve. Once a widely embraced open source project, Redis has transitioned to a more restrictive license, prompting the open source community – including Percona, AWS, and Google – to back Valkey as its fully open successor.