Why Valkey is the Future of Open Source Caching and Data Processing

While Redis has reintroduced AGPLv3 licensing alongside its proprietary model, Valkey remains fully open under the BSD license—free of dual-license complexity or compliance ambiguity. Backed by the Linux Foundation, Valkey represents the true spirit of open source innovation. Its rapid adoption across leading tech companies underscores its viability as the next-generation alternative.

  • Growing industry adoption: Companies like AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle have already committed to integrating Valkey into their services.
  • Stronger community backing: Valkey has surpassed Redis in open source contributions in just a year, with many former Redis maintainers now actively improving Valkey. A Percona study found that nearly 76% of organizations evaluating Valkey see strong potential for third-party enterprise support, reinforcing its position as the true open source alternative.
  • Continuous innovation: With contributions from Percona and others, Valkey continues to introduce new features like programmable scripting engines, enhanced clustering, and AI-driven caching optimizations.
  • Freedom from vendor lock-In: Unlike Redis, Valkey ensures organizations retain full control over their deployments, data, and scalability options.

Percona: The Trusted Partner for Valkey Success

As a major contributor to Valkey, Percona provides the expertise and enterprise-grade support needed to run Valkey at scale. Whether you’re looking to migrate from Redis, optimize performance, or ensure high availability, our team offers:

  • 24x7 Valkey support: Fast SLAs with direct access to Valkey experts.
  • Seamless Redis-to-Valkey migrations: Reduce risk and downtime with structured transition plans.
  • Optimized performance and observability: Integrations with Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) for deep database insights.
  • Security and compliance consulting: Assistance in implementing LDAP, RBAC, and advanced security features.

Key Advantages of Valkey

  • Fully open source
  • Community-driven development
  • Cutting-edge performance improvements
  • Experimental RDMA support
  • No restrictive licensing
  • Backed by major tech contributors
  • Continuous independent innovation

If you’re ready to explore Valkey as a scalable, high-performance alternative to Redis, Percona can help.

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