Best Key-Value Databases in 2026
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32 key-value databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Key-Value Databases 7 channels on this page · 27 of 56 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeployment modelMaximum value sizePersistence modesTTL supportClustering supportMulti-region support Spec sheet Score
26 Amazon MemoryDB Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudMaximum value sizenot statedPersistence modesbothTTL supportYesClustering supportYesMulti-region supportYes 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
27 DistKV Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself hostedMaximum value sizenot statedPersistence modesmemoryTTL supportnot statedClustering supportnot statedMulti-region supportnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 5.7
28 KVdb.io Free planNoPaid from$19/moDeployment modelhybridMaximum value size0.02 MBPersistence modesnot statedTTL supportYesClustering supportnot statedMulti-region supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.7
29 AntidoteDB Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself hostedMaximum value sizenot statedPersistence modesdiskTTL supportnot statedClustering supportYesMulti-region supportYes 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
30 Apache Ignite Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself hostedMaximum value sizenot statedPersistence modesbothTTL supportYesClustering supportYesMulti-region supportnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
31 EloqKV Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridMaximum value size256 MBPersistence modesbothTTL supportnot statedClustering supportYesMulti-region supportnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.6
32 VMware Tanzu Platform Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself hostedMaximum value sizenot statedPersistence modesnot statedTTL supportnot statedClustering supportnot statedMulti-region supportnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.2
Compare all 7 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Maximum value size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Amazon MemoryDB | 5.7 | No | No | — | cloud | — |
| 27 | DistKV | 5.7 | No | — | — | self_hosted | — |
| 28 | KVdb.io | 5.7 | No | No | 19 /mo | hybrid | 0.02 MB |
| 29 | AntidoteDB | 5.6 | No | — | — | self_hosted | — |
| 30 | Apache Ignite | 5.6 | No | — | — | self_hosted | — |
| 31 | EloqKV | 5.6 | No | Yes | — | hybrid | 256 MB |
| 32 | VMware Tanzu Platform | 5.2 | No | — | — | self_hosted | — |
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