Overview
What is the history of Valkey
Benefits of using Valkey
What are the use cases for Valkey
We list some popular Valkey use cases below.
Difference between Valkey and Redis
What is the difference between Valkey and Redis
Valkey is the most permissive open source Redis alternative stewarded by the Linux Foundation so it will always be open source. A significant feature in Valkey 8.0 was the introduction of a new I/O threading architecture, which improved the parallelism of the system and more efficiently executes commands. This new architecture supports up to 230% higher throughput and up to 70% better latency compared to Valkey 7.2. Valkey 8.0 also consists of a memory optimization that reduces up to 20.6% of the memory overhead, allowing users to store more data with the same amount of memory as earlier versions.
How can AWS support your Valkey requirements
AWS supports Valkey through our fully managed database services: Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon MemoryDB. These services make it easy to set up, operate, and scale Valkey workloads in the cloud.
Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey
Amazon ElastiCache is a Valkey-compatible and fully managed caching service that provides real-time performance for your applications. It provides microsecond read and write latency by caching data from primary databases and data stores. Hundreds of thousands of customers use Amazon ElastiCache to boost the performance of their databases and applications, achieve higher scale, and optimize their cost. With ElastiCache for Valkey, customers can benefit from a fully managed experience built on open source technology while taking advantage of the years of operational excellence, security, and reliability that ElastiCache provides.With ElastiCache Serverless, you can set up a cache in under a minute and instantly scale to applications' demands. ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey is priced 33% lower and node-based ElastiCache for Valkey is priced 20% lower than other supported engines. ElastiCache for Valkey is available for free trial with the AWS Free Tier. For more information on Amazon ElastiCache, check out the ElastiCache documentation.
Amazon MemoryDB for Valkey
Amazon MemoryDB is a Valkey-compatible, durable, in-memory database service that delivers ultra-fast performance. MemoryDB stores data durably across multiple Availability Zones (AZs) using a Multi-AZ transactional log to enable fast failover, database recovery, and node restarts. With MemoryDB, all of your data is stored in memory, which enables you to achieve microsecond read and single-digit millisecond write latency with high throughput. MemoryDB for Valkey is priced 30% lower than other supported engine. MemoryDB for Valkey is available for free trial with the AWS Free Tier. For more information on Amazon MemoryDB, check out the MemoryDB documentation.