Valkey
BSD-3-Clause forever-OSS Redis-protocol KV after the license fork
Databases / Cache · OSS/MIT · 27.1k
What's Good
BSD-3-Clause. Linux Foundation project after the Redis license change. Drop-in Redis protocol clients and data structures. Self-host is the free path — no Cloud SKU invented here.
The Catch
Forever-OSS Redis-protocol fork lane, not Redis but faster. Redis gem is already live — this is the license/governance fork, not a performance twin. Do not invent managed free tiers.
Verdict
BSD-3 forever-OSS Redis protocol. Fork lane, not a speed upgrade.
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