compare
Dragonfly vs KeyDB
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Dragonfly | KeyDB |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | C++ |
| Licence | Other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 32k | 13k |
| Latest | v2.0.0 | v6.3.4 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2024-05-29 |
| Release cadence | about 21 days between releases | about 181 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 33 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | No push in a year |
How they relate
Both replace Redis. Alternatives to Redis →
Drop-inDragonflyRedis and Memcached API compatible, multithreaded.
Drop-inKeyDBMultithreaded fork of Redis.
Dragonfly
- v2.0.02026-09-16We have been waiting three years to bump the major version.
- v1.40.22026-09-03Tiered storage (disk offload)
- v1.40.12026-08-06Fixed connection-state handling in squashed pipelines. Commands following AUTH, SELECT, HELLO, CLIENT, or RESET now obs…
- v1.40.02026-08-04This is one of our biggest releases yet—both in terms of feature quality, total contributions, and the highest number o…
- v1.39.02026-06-09This release delivers a significant leap in full-text search capability — FT.HYBRID fuses vector similarity with text q…
Dragonfly
✓ signed The latest release, v2.0.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
Loading the security report
KeyDB
unsigned The latest release, v6.3.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
Loading the security report