Discussion on: Making Redis Optional: Why I’m pivoting to a 'Postgres-First' Architecture and why chose Valkey as alternative

[Polliog]

Thanks for the correction.

Redis changed licensing to prevent cloud providers from profiting without contributing back. Then they added AGPLv3 to address community concerns.

So the choice is:

• Redis 8.0+: RSALv2/SSPL/AGPLv3 (your choice) - maintained by the original team
• Valkey: BSD-3 - Linux Foundation fork with AWS/Google backing

Your question about trust is fair. The Redis team built it. Valkey has corporate backing but less history.

For Logtide, I'm supporting both because:

1. Different users have different trust models
2. The pluggable architecture makes it trivial to swap
3. Performance is identical (same codebase origin)

Honestly, for self-hosted users, both are fine. The bigger decision is "do you need Redis/Valkey at all vs PostgreSQL-only?"

Thanks for pushing back with accurate info. Licensing details matter.