Redis Alternatives

Redis is described as 'The in-memory data store used by millions of developers as a cache, vector database, document database, streaming engine, and message broker' and is a very popular app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Redis for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Redis alternative is MongoDB, which is free. Other great apps like Redis are DiceDB, Valkey, KeyDB and Amazon DynamoDB.

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  1. MongoDB icon
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    MongoDB is a document database with the scalability and flexibility that you want with the querying and indexing that you need

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    • Most users think MongoDB is a great Redis alternative.

    • MongoDB is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Redis.

    • MongoDB is the most popular free alternative to Redis.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryRedis is Free and Open Source
  2. DiceDB icon
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    DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware. Commonly used as a cache, it offers a familiar interface while enabling real-time data updates through query subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • DiceDB is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Redis.

    • DiceDB is the most popular Open Source alternative to Redis.

    • DiceDB is Free and Open SourceRedis is also Free and Open Source
  3. Valkey icon
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    Valkey is an open source (BSD) high-performance key/value datastore that supports a variety of workloads such as caching, message queues, and can act as a primary database. Valkey can run as either a standalone daemon or in a cluster, with options for replication and high...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Valkey as an Alternative to Redis
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    Fork of redis, pretty much the same thing

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    • Valkey is Free and Open SourceRedis is also Free and Open Source
  4. KeyDB icon
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    KeyDB is fast NoSQL database with full compatibility for Redis APIs, clients, and modules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Multi threaded architecture makes it so much faster

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    • KeyDB is Free and Open SourceRedis is also Free and Open Source
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    Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service offered by Amazon.com as part of the Amazon Web Services portfolio. It was announced by Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on January 18, 2012.OverviewDynamoDB differs from other Amazon services by allowing developers to purchase a...

    54 Amazon DynamoDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
    • Amazon DynamoDB is the most popular SaaS alternative to Redis.

    • Amazon DynamoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryRedis is Free and Open Source
  6. CouchDB icon
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    Apache CouchDB is a distributed, fault-tolerant and schema-free document-oriented database accessible via a RESTful HTTP / JSON API. It includes incremental map / reduce mechanics for queries and keeps data safe with an append-only datastore.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
    • CouchDB is the most popular Android alternative to Redis.

    • CouchDB is Free and Open SourceRedis is also Free and Open Source
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    The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
     
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  8. YDB icon
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    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. FerretDB icon
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    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Azure Cosmos DB is a NoSQL document database service designed from the ground up to natively support JSON and JavaScript directly inside the database engine. It’s the right solution for web and mobile applications when predictable throughput, low latency, and flexible query are...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Azure Cosmos DB is the most popular commercial alternative to Redis.

    • Azure Cosmos DB is Paid and ProprietaryRedis is Free and Open Source
  11. Hazelcast icon
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    Hazelcast is an in-memory Open Source data grid based on Java. By having multiple nodes form a cluster, data is evenly distributed among the nodes. This allows for horizontal scalability both in terms of available storage space and processing power.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    It's easier to scale and get HA clusters. It's also faster.

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    • Hazelcast is Free and Open SourceRedis is also Free and Open Source
  12. CockroachDB icon
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    Cockroach is a distributed key/value datastore which supports ACID transactional semantics and versioned values as first-class features. The primary design goal is global consistency and survivability, hence the name.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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