Apache Kvrocks

Spec sheet

Purpose

Kvrocks says it aims to reduce memory cost and increase capacity compared with Redis.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

Apache Kvrocks is a distributed key-value NoSQL database that uses RocksDB as its storage engine and is compatible with the Redis protocol.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Platforms

The getting-started guide documents running with Docker or compiling from source, with build instructions covering Linux distributions and macOS.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Deployment

The getting-started guide offers Docker deployment or building a binary from source, and shows Redis CLI connecting on port 6666.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Integrations

Because Kvrocks uses the Redis-compatible protocol, the project documents connecting with the go-redis client; it also describes OpenTelemetry instrumentation for that client.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Security

The project’s 2023 review lists replication with TLS among its progress that year.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Support

The project links users to its Zulip community, issue tracker, and mailing list.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

License

Apache Kvrocks is licensed under Apache License Version 2.0.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2019Read 28 Sep 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Authentication

The supported commands include AUTH for password authentication, and namespaces can have separate tokens.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Backups

Kvrocks supports full backups with BGSAVE and incremental backups by copying files that are new since the previous backup.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Cluster

Kvrocks cluster topology, failure detection, and failover require a separate controller, which the documentation says is under development.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Downloads

Official releases are provided as source artifacts, and each released version has a Docker image with prebuilt amd64 and arm64 binaries.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

High availability

The project lists Redis Sentinel support for failover when a master or replica fails.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Namespaces

Namespaces isolate user data and each namespace has its own password; namespace support has no effect when cluster mode is enabled.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Operational limit

The cluster guide says operators need to manage cluster topology themselves and notes that disk-based key migration can take time.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Redis clients

Users can access Kvrocks through Redis clients, and Redis cluster clients can access its cluster.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Redis compatibility

The supported-command reference lists Redis-compatible commands and identifies commands that are unsupported or unstable.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Replication

Kvrocks supports asynchronous replication using a binlog approach described as similar to MySQL.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Storage

Kvrocks stores data on SSD, which the project describes as a way to reduce storage costs and increase capacity compared with Redis.Read 9 Oct 2026 · kvrocks.apache.org

Where Specifiction places it

• Key-Value Databases#12 of 317.6