Valkey Alternatives

Valkey is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Valkey for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Valkey alternative is MongoDB, which is free. Other great apps like Valkey are Redis, CouchDB, Apache Cassandra and ArangoDB.

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Valkey alternatives page was last updated Mar 18, 2025
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  1. MongoDB icon

    MongoDB

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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

    99 MongoDB alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    MongoDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database

    MongoDB VS Valkey

     

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

    • MongoDB is the most popular free alternative to Valkey.

    • MongoDB is Freemium and ProprietaryValkey is Free and Open Source
  2. Redis icon

    Redis

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    The in-memory data store used by millions of developers as a cache, vector database, document database, streaming engine, and message broker.

    47 Redis alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
    Redis running on Windows

    Redis VS Valkey

     

    • Redis is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Valkey.

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

    • Redis is Free and Open SourceValkey is also Free and Open Source
  4. CouchDB icon

    CouchDB

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    CouchDB screenshot 1

    CouchDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Database Server
    3.  REST API
    4.  Distributed Database

    CouchDB VS Valkey

     

    • CouchDB is the most popular Android alternative to Valkey.

    • CouchDB is Free and Open SourceValkey is also Free and Open Source
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    Apache Cassandra

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    The Apache Cassandra database is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.

    49 Apache Cassandra alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
    Apache Cassandra screenshot 1

    Apache Cassandra Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Persistent Storage
    3.  High Availability
    4.  REST API
    5.  GraphQL
    6.  Distributed

    Apache Cassandra VS Valkey

     
  6. ArangoDB icon

    ArangoDB

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    ArangoDB database is an open-source NoSQL solution with a flexible data model for documents, graphs, and key-values.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ArangoDB screenshot 1

    ArangoDB Features

    1.  Graph database
    2.  NoSQL database

    ArangoDB VS Valkey

     
  7. DiceDB icon

    DiceDB

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    DiceDB screenshot 1

    DiceDB Features

    1.  Ad-free

    DiceDB VS Valkey

     
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    Azure Cosmos DB

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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...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Azure Cosmos DB screenshot 1

    Azure Cosmos DB Features

    1.  NoSQL database

    Azure Cosmos DB VS Valkey

     

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

    • Azure Cosmos DB is Paid and ProprietaryValkey is Free and Open Source
  10. CockroachDB icon

    CockroachDB

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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.

    92 CockroachDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CockroachDB screenshot 1

    CockroachDB VS Valkey

     
  11. FerretDB icon

    FerretDB

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    FerretDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  MongoDB

    FerretDB VS Valkey

     
  12. YDB icon

    YDB

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    YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    YDB Features

    1.  NoSQL database
    2.  Distributed Database

    YDB VS Valkey

     
  13. Couchbase icon

    Couchbase

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    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    80 Couchbase alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Couchbase Features

    1.  NoSQL database

    Couchbase VS Valkey

     
  14. ScyllaDB icon

    ScyllaDB

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    is an open-source distributed NoSQL wide-column data store. It is compatible with Apache Cassandra and supports the same protocols (CQL and Thrift) and file formats (SSTable), as well as the Amazon DynamoDB API, and is based on C++20.

    13 ScyllaDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    ScyllaDB screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Scalable

    Features

    1.  NoSQL database

    ScyllaDB VS Valkey

     
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