# DragonflyDB

Redis/Memcached alternative.

Source: [Console review](<https://console.dev/tools/dragonflydb>)

Website: [https://www.dragonflydb.io](<https://www.dragonflydb.io/>)

Profile updated: 2026-10-16

Category: [Key-value databases](<https://console.dev/tools/categories/database-kv-store>)

## Supported tech stack

Research checked: 2026-10-11

### Integrates with

- Memcached (Integration)
- Redis (Integration)
- Valkey (Integration)

Source: [Research source](<https://www.dragonflydb.io/>)

Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support.

Official page explicitly claims Redis, Valkey and Memcached API compatibility.

## Console’s review — 2023-05-04

Reviewed: 2023-05-04

Author: [David Mytton](<https://console.dev/about#david-mytton>)

Citation: [This review](<https://console.dev/tools/dragonflydb#review_938dc5087fbfa16a38d5e229ee3d4dd01f89fe13d8ca78bde8a9ddd7aabb6e7b>)

### 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.

This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-05-04. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date.

## Is DragonflyDB a fit?

Based on [Console’s review published on 2023-05-04](<https://console.dev/tools/dragonflydb#review_938dc5087fbfa16a38d5e229ee3d4dd01f89fe13d8ca78bde8a9ddd7aabb6e7b>).

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

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