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Aiven for Valkey / Redis

DB 4.8/10

Hobbyist Valkey: 1 GB, 1 CPU from ~$19/mo. Startup from $60/mo with more memory/CPU. All-inclusive managed in-memory NoSQL (caching, session store, queues), Redis-compatible.

Aiven for Valkey / Redis scores 4.8/10 for free value in DB. The main constraint: Paid — from ~$19/mo (Hobbyist); Startup $60/mo. Hobbyist Valkey: 1 GB, 1 CPU from ~$19/mo. Startup from $60/mo with more memory/CPU. All-inclusive managed in-memory NoSQL (caching, session store, queues), Redis-compatible.

Category DB Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.8 / 10
Show the math
Overall 4.8/10
value = 4.8/100
weighted_components_v1
Capacity 1.4/10
value = 0.02 ×
fixed_log_v1
Operations 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
policy_score_v1
Production fit 8/10
value = 8/100
policy_score_v1

Key metrics

1 GB Storage
1 reads/mo Reads policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly read allowance is published in this item.
1 writes/mo Writes policy_default: Conservative scoring fallback: no comparable monthly write allowance is published in this item.
~$19/mo
1 GB
1 CPU

What you get

Paid — from ~$19/mo (Hobbyist); Startup $60/mo. Hobbyist Valkey: 1 GB, 1 CPU from ~$19/mo. Startup from $60/mo with more memory/CPU. All-inclusive managed in-memory NoSQL (caching, session store, queues), Redis-compatible.

All-inclusive managed Valkey with no metered egress/backups; multi-cloud choice — open-source Valkey avoiding Redis license concerns

Gotchas

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Sources

paid value databases
Open service Source ← All DB

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