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Aiven for Valkey

Ch 017.5of 26 Caching Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan · free trial · paid from $15/mo
  3. 3High availabilityYes
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Overview

Aiven for Valkey is ranked #1 of 26 in caching software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $15/mo.

Aiven for Valkey plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free $0/month 1 dedicated VM · 1 CPU · 1 GB RAM · No specific cloud or region · No integrations or connection pooling aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Developer $15/mo $15/month 1 dedicated VM · 2 CPU · 4 GB RAM · No specific cloud or region · No integrations or connection pooling aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Startup $19/mo starting from $19/month; $0.03/hour 1 dedicated VM · 1–32 CPU · 1–192 GB RAM · 99.99% uptime SLA aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Hobbyist $19/mo starting from $19/month; $0.03/hour 1 dedicated VM · 1 CPU · 1 GB RAM aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Business $70/mo starting from $70/month; $0.10/hour 2 dedicated VMs · 1–32 CPU per VM · 1–192 GB RAM per VM · Everything in Startup, plus high availability aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Premium $85/mo starting from $85/month; $0.12/hour 3 dedicated VMs · 1–32 CPU per VM · 1–192 GB RAM per VM · Everything in Business, plus a second standby node aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on caching software

Free plan
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Paid from
$15/moaiven.io
High availability
Yesaiven.io

Facts

Managed database
Aiven for Valkey is a fully managed in-memory NoSQL key/value datastore for real-time workloads.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Use cases
The product supports caching, message queuing, session storage, RAG, and real-time analytics.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Valkey version
The product page says Aiven for Valkey is now running Valkey 9.1.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Redis compatibility
Aiven’s documentation says Valkey is fully compatible with Redis OSS 7.2.4 and supports migration from Redis implementations and Valkey databases.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Modules
Valkey 9 and later services include Valkey Bloom and Valkey Search enabled by default; Search supports vector, full-text, numeric, and tag queries.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Management tools
Customers can manage the service through Aiven Console, CLI, API, or Terraform.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations
Aiven lists Datadog, Prometheus, and Jolokia for observability; its free tier has no integrations.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Security
Aiven says its services use dedicated virtual machines and encryption for data in transit and at rest, with SSO/SAML and VPC peering options.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Compliance
Aiven lists ISO 27000-series, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and PCI DSS compliance and provides ISAE 3000/SOC 2 Type II reports.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Reliability and backups
The product page advertises a 99.99% uptime SLA, automatic failover, and backups every 12 hours.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Free tier limits
The free tier has one node, 1 CPU, 1 GB RAM, no support services, and no 99.99% SLA; it also cannot use VPCs or static IPs.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Support
Aiven’s pricing page says a baseline support tier is included with every Aiven plan at no extra charge.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026
Company audience
Aiven describes its platform as built for developers and engineering teams, including enterprises, scale-ups, mid-market teams, and solo developers.aiven.io · 30 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
2016aiven.io · 23 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Helsinki, Finlandaiven.io · 23 Sept 2026

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