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KeyDB vs Redis
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | KeyDB | Redis |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | C |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause | Other |
| Stars | 13k | 77k |
| Latest | v6.3.4 | 8.10.2 |
| Last push | 2024-05-29 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 181 days between releases | about 1 day between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 55 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | No push in a year | none |
How they relate
KeyDB replaces Redis. Alternatives to Redis →
Drop-inMultithreaded fork of Redis.
Published benchmarks, each linked to its source. The numbers depend on the hardware and the workload they were measured on.
Single-instance throughput and latency
Single KeyDB instance: 5.13x to 5.49x the ops/sec of a single Redis 5 instance, with 4.6x to 5.1x lower latency.
KeyDB
Redis
- 8.10.22026-09-17Update urgency: SECURITY: There are security fixes in the release.
- 8.8.32026-09-17Update urgency: SECURITY: There are security fixes in the release.
- 8.6.72026-09-17Update urgency: SECURITY: There are security fixes in the release.
- 8.4.72026-09-17Update urgency: SECURITY: There are security fixes in the release.
- 8.2.102026-09-17Update urgency: SECURITY: There are security fixes in the release.
KeyDB
unsigned The latest release, v6.3.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Redis
unsigned The latest release, 8.10.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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