# Valkey Redis-compatible K/V datastore. Source: [Console review]() Website: [https://valkey.io/]() Profile updated: 2026-10-16 Category: [Key-value databases]() ## Supported tech stack Research checked: 2026-10-11 ### SDK support - Go (Language) - Java (Language) - Node.js (Runtime) - PHP (Language) - Python (Language) - Ruby (Language) ### Integrates with - Docker (Integration) - Lua (Language) Source: [Research source]() Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support. Key-value store supports Lua scripting, Docker distribution and clients for Python, Java, Go, Node.js, PHP and Ruby. ## Console’s review — 2024-09-26 Reviewed: 2024-09-26 Author: [David Mytton]() Citation: [This review]() ### What we like Drop in replacement for Redis - works with all Redis clients (it was forked from the previously open source Redis repo). Implements a range of performance improvements since then. It’s now availability zone aware to keep traffic local for latency/cost. Replicas can redirect read/write commands to primary. Open source. ### Tradeoffs Documentation needs a lot of work. This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2024-09-26. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. ## Is Valkey a fit? Based on [Console’s review published on 2024-09-26](). Summary updated: 2026-10-16 ### Who it’s for Developers using Redis clients should consider Valkey ### Why consider it Valkey can replace Redis seamlessly ### Keep in mind Valkey's documentation is lacking [Selection criteria]() · [About Console]() · [Browse tools]()