# Valkey Details

Generated on 18 Mar 2026

Valkey is a high-performance, open-source database that stores key-value data in memory, and is designed for caching, message queues, and primary database use. Fully compatible with Redis, Valkey serves as a drop-in replacement.

[Valkey Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/features/index.html.md): A summary of cluster features and Valkey-specific features, like database metrics and eviction policies.

[Valkey Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/pricing/index.html.md): Pricing for Valkey database cluster plans, both single node and high availability.

[Valkey Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for Valkey.

[Valkey Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/valkey/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for Valkey.

## Additional Details

[Managed Databases SLA](https://www.digitalocean.com/sla/databases): The service-level agreement for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.