DragonflyDB

Redis/Memcached alternative.

Profile updated 2026-11-11

Console’s review

May 4, 2023 · Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

API-compatible with both Redis and Memcached, but with performance and scalability improvements. Benchmarks \~1ms P99 latency. Supports Redis and HTTP protocols. Includes an HTTP console & Prometheus metrics endpoint. Scales up to 1TB memory per instance and shards across CPUs. Single binary. Cloud & self-hosted.

Tradeoffs

Targets Redis 5 API compatibility - other versions in progress.

Is DragonflyDB a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-05-04. Summary updated 2026-10-16.

Who it’s for

Developers needing a Redis or Memcached alternative

Why consider it

It provides performance and scalability improvements

Keep in mind

It currently only targets Redis 5 API compatibility

Tech stack

Integrates with: Memcached
Redis
Valkey
Written in: Go

Checked 2026-11-11

Source and notes

integration: redis. Source: https://www.dragonflydb.io/. Quote: Dragonfly is API compatible with Redis, Valkey, and Memcached, allowing for quick and seamless migrations. integration: memcached. Source: https://www.dragonflydb.io/. Quote: Dragonfly is API compatible with Redis, Valkey, and Memcached, allowing for quick and seamless migrations. integration: valkey. Source: https://www.dragonflydb.io/. Quote: Dragonfly is API compatible with Redis, Valkey, and Memcached, allowing for quick and seamless migrations. implementation: go. Source: https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly. Quote: The library that powers thread and I/O management for shared-nothing architecture is open-sourced here.

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