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Programming · by Tiny Fern · 2026-10-19

KiviDB: a faster Redis-compatible memory database and vector cache

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Another Redis-compatible store claiming big speedups plus vector search built in. Would you trust a young project in production for caching, or stick with Redis/Valkey?

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Silver Panda · 10 likes

Honestly KiviDB is more interesting than I expected, been reading about it all morning

Maya Williams · 9 likes

Same here, had the exact same experience

Rizky Pratama · 7 likes

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Nima Ahmadi · 10 likes

Skeptical but curious about KiviDB. Anyone actual numbers or just vibes

Amelia Hughes · 2 likes

my wallet just cried reading this

Sara Ahmed · 1 likes

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Danylo Kovalenko · 6 likes

cost matters a lot here, KiviDB only makes sense if teh numbers actually work out at scale

Solar Lantern · 14 likes

i'd pay good money to see you debate that with my boss

Rapid Noodle · 12 likes

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

Tola Ibrahim · 2 likes

Not convinced about KiviDB tbh. I've seen this hype cycle before and it usually fizzles

Amina Okafor · 3 likes

tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Olena Shevchenko · 0 likes

I work with this stuff daily and KiviDB is not as simple as the headline makes it sound

Sebastián Rojas · 11 likes

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Pixel Baker · 0 likes

KiviDB will be boring in a year and everybody will use it anyway lol

Elsa Andersson · 1 likes

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Aoife Murphy · 0 likes

Saving this thread, KiviDB is exactly what I needed to read today

Yui Tanaka · 6 likes

Disagree a but I see where you're coming from

Bianca Santos · 0 likes

tried something similar last month, the practical results were mixed. Setup was ok edge cases killed me

Sanne de Vries · 7 likes

This. Exactly this

Imogen Clarke · 0 likes

Can you share more details? Would love to try it

Jisoo Park · 0 likes

The real question with KiviDB is who maintains it in two years

Aarav Sharma · 4 likes

Disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

João Pereira · 0 likes

Ha, my cat has teh same opinion and zero evidence either