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redis vs valkey
Key Value rivals. Both tagged key-value, cache, database. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.
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redis/redis: 77,404 stars, C. For developers, who are building real-time data-driven applications, Redis is the preferred, fastest, and most feature-rich cache, data str…
valkey-io/valkey: 27,682 stars, C. A flexible distributed key-value database that is optimized for caching and other realtime workloads.
redis vs valkey: tale of the tape
GitHub data as of November 11, 2026redis has 2.8 times as many GitHub stars as valkey (77,404 vs 27,682). In the last 6 days, redis gained more stars: +201 (+0.3%) against +60 (+0.2%) for valkey. valkey saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 1,118 commits, against 805 for redis. redis is the older project (created March 2009), valkey started in March 2024. Both are written mainly in C.
| redis/redis | valkey-io/valkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 77,404 | 27,682 |
| Stars gained, last 6 days | +201 | +60 |
| Growth, last 6 days | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| Avg. stars per day since creation | 12 | 29 |
| Forks | 25,030 | 1,527 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 805 | 1,118 |
| Open issues | 3,124 | 1,034 |
| Best Repocharts rank today | #6 in C | #32 in C |
| Language | C | C |
| License | – | BSD-3-Clause |
| Created | Mar 21, 2009 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Last push | Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 11, 2026 |
Quick answers
Which is more popular, redis or valkey?
redis has 2.8 times as many GitHub stars as valkey (77,404 vs 27,682) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).
Which is growing faster, redis or valkey?
In the last 6 days, redis gained more stars: +201 (+0.3%) against +60 (+0.2%) for valkey.
Which is more actively developed?
valkey saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 1,118 commits, against 805 for redis.
What languages are redis and valkey written in?
Both are written mainly in C.
How does RepoClash compare redis and valkey?
RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.
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