Valkey
BSD-3-Clause forever-OSS Redis-protocol KV after the license fork
Databases / Cache · BSD-3-Clause · 27.5k
Reviewed 2026-09-04 · last push 2026-10-21 · repo checked 2026-10-21
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.
The Catch
Forever-OSS Redis-protocol fork lane, not Redis but faster. Valkey is the license/governance fork, not a performance twin. Don’t assume a managed free tier.
Verdict
BSD-3 forever-OSS Redis protocol. Fork lane, not a speed upgrade.
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