Temporarily test and prototype during product development
Set up your free Valkey™ database
Start prototyping, experiment, and spin up your first fully managed, built on open source Valkey™ and compatible with legacy Redis® OSS database instance in the cloud at no cost. Choose Aiven for Valkey as a caching layer for your application, when you need to access data swiftly and prioritize low latency.
If your needs grow, easily scale up to large production environments.
Who is it for?
Aiven for Valkey free plan is perfect for those seeking a hassle-free introduction to managed in-memory NoSQL databases, whether for personal or professional purposes. Tailored for small-scale projects, prototypes, and experiments, it offers essential features to quickly kickstart your initiatives.
Learn more about Valkey™ as a data structures server, and the benefits of an in memory database for performance sensitive workloads.
Use it as a database, cache, streaming engine, message broker, and more.
What’s included in your free Aiven for Valkey database?
With Aiven for Valkey plan, you operate on an exclusive virtual machine, ensuring there is no sharing of resources and no disturbances from other users. Enjoy premium capabilities such as Terraform integration. Our easy-to-use and intuitive GUI simplifies database management, but you can also use Aiven’s CLI or Terraform for flexibility.
Feature | |
|---|---|
Dedicated VMs | 1 |
CPU per VM | 1 |
RAM per VM | 1 GB |
Cloud | Amazon Web Services with selected regions |
All networking costs included | ✓ |
Seamless upgrade to other plans | ✓ |
One-click version upgrade | ✓ |
Performance graphs | ✓ |
Data encrypted on disk and network | ✓ |
Backups for disaster recovery | ✓ |
Support |
Benefits of your free Aiven for Valkey
Covers everything
Save time with Aiven’s free plan that covers all the essentials, including virtual machine, backup, and networking costs. No extra charges popping up.
Aiven's dedicated instances
Aiven's dedicated Valkey™ caching instances offer maximum security and privacy for your data, consistent performance levels, and the ability to fine-tune for optimal performance.
Monitoring and log access
By having access to monitoring and logs, you can proactively identify and address issues before they escalate, gaining valuable insights into the performance of your database over time.
Terraform integration
Manage your service using the Aiven Terraform provider, and automate the provisioning and management of your database. Easily deploy, manage and scale your database infrastructure with the most popular infrastructure-as-code tool.
Secure and compliant
All Aiven services have certifications like SOC2, ISO27001, PCI-DSS and GDPR. You also have the option to establish straightforward and secure authentication through Single Sign-On (SSO).
Backups for disaster recovery
Create your free Aiven for Valkey service
Ready to take Aiven for Valkey for a spin? Set up your Valkey service, compatible with legacy Redis®* OSS in less than 2 minutes. It's easy and quick - simply access our web console or use our API, CLI, or Terraform. Check out our docs and sign up with your Github or Google account!
Next steps
- Connect to your service via command line (valkey-cli) or your application (Go, NodeJS, PHP, Python, Java)
- Migrate your own database to test it on Aiven platform from an external Redis®* with this migration process.
Aiven is all about open source
Standard Open Source Technology
Utilizing Valkey™ allows for effortless data transfer to various services or platforms without incurring extra costs or complications. This ease of data migration ensures a smooth transition to Aiven from another service or platform.
Same robust Aiven services
Aiven’s free Valkey™ hosting is built on the same robust platform that our enterprise customers trust. You can be confident that your database is in good hands, and that it's backed by the same powerful tools and technology that all our customers rely on.
Add more services
You can expand your Valkey™ database with other free services like Aiven for MySQL® or Aiven for PostgreSQL®.
FAQ
Valkey™ is free as an open-source software, but if you opt for managed services or choose to use it in conjunction with specific platforms, there might be associated costs. Aiven offers a free managed Valkey™ service and also a paid version with full capabilities, support and features of the Aiven data platform.
Signing up with Aiven to deploy your initial Valkey™ database is quick and easy through our web UI. No credit card needed.
First, choose your preferred region, then click 'Create Service.' Then connect to your database using provided connection details for popular tools. Lastly secure your connection and load data with available workflows for migrating from an existing database or importing sample data.
Alternatively, manage your free service using the Aiven CLI or our Terraform provider.
While free plans come with certain restrictions, they are available at no cost indefinitely. If you require additional memory or access to the complete set of features, opting for the free trial might be a more suitable choice.
Aiven free plans don't have any time constraints. However, free plans will be automatically powered off if they aren't actively used. You will be notified in advance about any free services that are scheduled to be powered off, via email and notification in the Aiven platform.
Aiven also reserves the right to terminate services if they are deemed to violate the acceptable use policy.
