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Why We Chose Valkey Over Redis — And What It Means for You

Feb 14, 2026·7 min read·SERVERIZZ Engineering

When Redis changed its licensing model, we had a decision to make. After extensive evaluation, we chose Valkey — the community-driven fork that's not just license-compatible, but actually faster and more reliable in our benchmarks.

The Licensing Problem

Redis's move away from open source created uncertainty for cloud providers and their customers. We believe open source infrastructure should remain open. Valkey's BSD-3 license gives us and our customers the freedom to build without restrictions.

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