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Valkey
valkey-io/valkey
A flexible distributed key-value database optimized for caching and realtime workloads.
- Active
- BSD-3-Clause
- C
27.7kGitHub stars
1.5kForks
382Contributors
v9.1.3latest release
In short
Valkey is a GitHub project in the Databases category, written mainly in C. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 27,682 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilitySupports a wide range of native data structures and an extensible plugin system
Best forDevelopers building caching and realtime applications
Maintenance
0 dsince last commit
16 dsince last release
1,034open issues
2 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v9.1.3 · 26 Oct 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · BSD-3-Clause
Use, modify and sell it freely. Keep the copyright notice and don't use the authors' names to promote your product.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗
Valkey compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase | 114.8k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| DuckDB | 43k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Qdrant | 35.5k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Valkey (this page) | 27.7k | BSD-3-Clause | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is Valkey free and open source?
Yes. Valkey is published on GitHub under the BSD-3-Clause licence (permissive). Use, modify and sell it freely. Keep the copyright notice and don't use the authors' names to promote your product.
Is Valkey still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v9.1.3, came out on 26 Oct 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is Valkey written in?
Valkey is mainly written in C.
How popular is Valkey?
As of 11 Nov 2026, Valkey has 27,682 GitHub stars, 1,527 forks and 382 contributors.
What are some alternatives to Valkey?
Other Databases projects on Repoworthy include Supabase, DuckDB and Qdrant.
Alternatives in Databases
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