# valkey

> High-performance distributed key-value database and cache

Valkey is an open-source, high-performance key-value database and cache forked from Redis. It supports native data structures, extensible modules, replication, and clustering for real-time and low-latency workloads. It runs as a standalone server or cluster node managed using command-line tools.

- Source: https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey
- Homepage: https://valkey.io
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Built with: C 62.3%, Tcl 28.0%, C++ 8.1%, Other 1.6%
- Stars: 27552
- Forks: 1466
- Contributors: 909
- Last commit: 2026-10-29
- Latest release: 9.1.3 (2026-10-26)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Databases & backends
- Type: CLI
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 81/100

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

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 13/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [9.1.3](https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey/releases/tag/9.1.3). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/valkey-io/valkey
Updated: 2026-10-29