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Redis
The real-time data platform
As of 30 August 2026, Redis is free to use. Redis is an open source, in-memory data store used as a database, cache, streaming engine, and message broker. Softwr lists it under Technology. Redis is made by Redis Ltd, launched in 2011, available on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Overview
What Redis does
Redis is an open source, in-memory data store used as a database, cache, streaming engine, and message broker. It supports various data structures and offers high performance, replication, and a unique set of features.
What people use it for
- Caching
- Session management
- Real-time analytics
- Message queuing
- Leaderboards
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Where it falls short
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- Licensing changed from BSD to AGPL in 2025, impacting open-source usage
- All data must fit in memory, limiting scalability to available RAM
- No built-in support for multi-tenancy
- Limited transaction support compared to traditional databases
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Capabilities
Features
In-memory data store
Data structures
Pub/Sub messaging
Lua scripting
Transactions
Persistence options
Replication
Clustering
Python
Integration with Python
Node.js
Integration with Node.js
Java
Integration with Java
Go
Integration with Go
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Questions people ask
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Is Redis open source?
Redis was open source under the BSD license since its inception in 2009 and has remained open source. However, in 2024-2025, Redis Labs changed licensing to source-available and AGPL, prompting the creation of Valkey, a BSD-licensed open-source fork.
SourceWhat is Redis used for?
Redis is an in-memory data structure store used primarily as a cache, database, and message broker. It provides high-speed data access for real-time applications, sessions, leaderboards, real-time analytics, and other use cases requiring fast data retrieval.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Redis
- Company
- Redis Ltd
- Based in
- Mountain View, CA
- Founders
- Salvatore Sanfilippo
Timeline
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