# Dragonfly

> Modern replacement for Redis and Memcached

A multi-threaded in-memory store compatible with Redis APIs.

- Source: https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly
- Homepage: https://www.dragonflydb.io/
- License: NOASSERTION
- Language: C++
- Stars: 31737
- Forks: 1275
- Contributors: 177
- Last commit: 2026-10-02
- Latest release: v2.0.0 (2026-09-16)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Databases & backends
- Runs on: Docker / self-host
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 72/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 23/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 11/15
- Readiness: 3/15

## Alternatives

- [etcd](https://diggithub.com/etcd-io/etcd.md): Reliable distributed key-value store
- [Appwrite](https://diggithub.com/appwrite/appwrite.md): Backend platform for web, mobile and AI apps
- [TiDB](https://diggithub.com/pingcap/tidb.md): Distributed SQL database
- [ClickHouse](https://diggithub.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse.md): Real-time analytics database
- [RustFS](https://diggithub.com/rustfs/rustfs.md): High-performance S3-compatible object storage
- [Dgraph](https://diggithub.com/dgraph-io/dgraph.md): Distributed graph database
- [Supabase](https://diggithub.com/supabase/supabase.md): Postgres development platform
- [Milvus](https://diggithub.com/milvus-io/milvus.md): Cloud-native vector database

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly
Updated: 2026-10-03