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Apache Kvrocks

Distributed key-value NoSQL database that stores data in RocksDB and accepts Redis clients and Redis cluster SDKs.

Apache Kvrocks is a distributed key-value NoSQL database written in C++. It stores its data in RocksDB and speaks the Redis protocol, so clients written for Redis connect to it. The getting-started guide names a Docker image and a build from source as the two ways to run it, and the project releases source artifacts only. Once started, the server runs as a long-lived process. The Apache Software Foundation maintains it.

Worth knowing

The README states an aim to lower the memory cost and raise the capacity compared to Redis, accepts Redis cluster SDKs for its cluster, and points to RedisShake for moving data from Redis. It lists Linux and macOS as supported platforms.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
The Apache Software Foundation4
Maintained by
Foundation1
First release
20195

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on3
Install with
docker-image, source-build39

Releases

Current major version
26
Last release
2026-09-197

Adoption

GitHub stars
4,4802
Contributors
18910

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-29: links, Maintained by, Categories
    kvrocks.apache.org/
  2. 2026-10-29: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    github.com/apache/kvrocks
  3. 2026-10-29: links, Runtime, Install with, Runs as
    kvrocks.apache.org/docs/getting-started/
  4. 2026-10-29: Maintainer
    github.com/apache/kvrocks/blob/unstable/NOTICE
  5. 2026-10-29: First release
    github.com/apache/kvrocks/releases/tag/v1.0.1
  6. 2026-10-29: Current major version
    github.com/apache/kvrocks/releases
  7. 2026-10-29: Last release
    github.com/apache/kvrocks/releases/tag/v2.17.0
  8. 2026-10-29: License
    github.com/apache/kvrocks/blob/unstable/README.md
  9. 2026-10-29: Install with
    kvrocks.apache.org/download/
  10. 2026-10-29: Contributors
    github.com/apache/kvrocks/graphs/contributors

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