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24 alternatives to Kev – S3 and Redis as Datastores (with Redis Indexing)

K.E.V. (Keys, Extras, and Values) is a Python ORM for key-value stores based on Valley. Currently supported backends are Redis, S3, and a S3/Redis hybrid backend. Based on Valley. - qwigo/kev

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kev – S3 and Redis as Datastores (with Redis Indexing) launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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EloqKV – Scalable distributed ACID key-value database with Redis API▲44
We're thrilled to unveil EloqKV, a lightning-fast distributed key-value store with a Redis-compatible API. Built on a new database architecture called the Data Substrate, EloqKV brings significant innovations to database design. Here’s the unique features that makes it stand out: - Flexible Deployment: Run it as a single-node in-memory KV cache, a larger-than-memory database or scale to a highly available, distributed transactional database with ease. - High Performance: Achieves performance levels comparable to top in-memory databases like Redis and DragonflyDB, while significantly…
2024 · eloqdata.com · its alternatives →
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A threaded, TCP, key value store in Haskell▲63
A multi-threaded, TCP, key-value store inspired by Redis implemented in Haskell. - honza/redish
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RedixDB – a fast persistent key-value store with the Redis protocol▲75
a very simple pure key => value storage system that speaks Redis protocol with Postgres as storage engine and more
2018 · alash3al.github.io · its alternatives →
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A bi-directional, persisted KV store that is faster than Redis▲79
we've been working on a KV store for the past year or so which is 2-6x faster than Redis (benchmark link below) yet disk persisted! so you get the speed of in-memory KV stores but with disk persistence. To achieve this we've created our custom filesystem that is optimized for our special usecase and we're doing smart batching for writes and predictive fetching for reads. In addition to basic operations, it also provides atomic inc/dec, atomic json patch, range scans and a unique key monitoring mechanism (pub-sub) over WebSockets which essentially allows you to receive notification on…
2025 · hpkv.io · its alternatives →
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KiviDB, a faster Redis-compatible memory database and vector cache▲69
A fast, multi-threaded Redis® and Valkey alternative written in Rust: drop-in compatible, with full-text and vector search built in - kividbio/kividb
5d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Keyv▲6
Simple key-value storage with multiple backend support
2023 · keyvhq.js.org · its alternatives →
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SNKV – SQLite's B-tree as a key-value store (C/C++ and Python bindings)▲36
SQLite has six layers: SQL parser → query planner → VDBE → B-tree → pager → OS. (https://sqlite.org/arch.html) For key-value workloads you only need the bottom three. SNKV cuts the top three layers and talks directly to SQLite's B-tree engine. No SQL strings. No query planner. No VM. Just put/get/delete on the same storage core that powers SQLite. Python: pip install snkv from snkv import KVStore with KVStore("mydb.db") as db: db["hello"] = "world" print(db["hello"]) # b"world" C/C++ (single-header, drop-in): #define SNKV_IMPLEMENTATION #include "snkv.h" KVStore…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Minikv – Distributed key-value and object store in Rust (Raft, S3 API)▲71
Hi HN, I'm Emilie, I have a literature background (which explains the well-written documentation!) and I've been learning Rust and distributed systems by building minikv over the past few months. It recently got featured in Programmez! magazine: https://www.programmez.com/actualites/minikv-un-key-value-st... minikv is an open-source, distributed storage engine built for learning, experimentation, and self-hosted setups. It combines a strongly-consistent key-value database (Raft), S3-compatible object storage, and basic multi-tenancy. Features/highlights: - Raft…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kvass, a personal key-value store▲227
a personal key-value store. Contribute to maxmunzel/kvass development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tinykv – Minimal file-backed key-value store for Rust▲24
I built tinykv because I kept reaching for simple persistent storage in Rust projects but found existing solutions either too complex (sled) or unmaintained (pickledb). tinykv focuses on simplicity: JSON-based, serde-powered, with optional TTL. Perfect for CLI tools, game saves, config storage. Would appreciate any feedback from the HN community!
2025 · crates.io · its alternatives →
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Lux – Drop-in Redis replacement in Rust. 5.6x faster, ~1MB Docker image▲59
A Redis-compatable key-value store. Up to 10x faster. Native vector support. - lux-db/lux
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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K8up – Kubernetes Backup Operator Based on Restic▲53
Welcome to K8up - a Kubernetes Backup Operator
2019 · k8up.io · its alternatives →
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CaskDB – project to teach you building a key value store▲175
(educational) build your own disk based KV store. Contribute to avinassh/py-caskdb development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SimpleKV – an extremely simple, anonymous key-value store▲24
2022 · simplekv.com · its alternatives →
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On-disk B+ tree for Python 3▲159
An on-disk B+tree for Python 3. Contribute to NicolasLM/bplustree development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RipDB▲65
Fast, decentralized key-value Store for web3 builders
2022 · zdenham.github.io · its alternatives →
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A strongly-typed document DB that runs on any transactional KV store▲113
A strongly-typed document database that runs on any transactional key-value store. - losfair/RefineDB
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Redis Utils – Node.js-based utils to deal with large Redis databases▲31
Nodejs based utils to deal with large Redis databases - piiojs/redis-utils
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kr8s – a Python client library for Kubernetes▲139
Hey folks. I'm the author of kr8s. I’ve been working on kr8s for a while now and one of my core goals is to build a Python library for Kubernetes that is the most simple, readable and produces the most maintainable code. It should enable folks to write clean code when working with the Kubernetes API. If you're interested in how it compares with other libraries then check out [this post](https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2023/comparison-of-kr8s-vs-...). Happy to answer any questions you might have in the comments here .
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Simple in-memory key/value store written in Elixir using Shards▲80
Simple in-memory Key/Value Store written in Elixir using `cabol/ex_shards` - cabol/kvx
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Key/Value Store as-a-Service▲70
2017 · keyvalue.xyz · its alternatives →
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HPKV - A Real-Time KV Store▲10
6x faster than Redis with disk persistence
2025 · its alternatives →
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Valkey-Operator Kubernetes Operator for Valkey (Redis Fork)▲14
Hi there, I've been working on a Kubernetes Operator to deploy and manage Valkey Cluster (https://valkey.io). I was unsatisfied with the existing options available, and felt that it didn't hurt to create a new one. I know a lot of folks are going to make the case that the Bitnami helm chart (https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/valkey-c...) is good enough, or just use a cloud provider option is ideal. And for some use cases that makes sense, but for a lot of other use cases, especially testing, and multi-tenant SaaS offerings I…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Svelvet▲79
A Svelte component library for building flow diagrams
2022 · svelvet.io · its alternatives →

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