---
title: "dragonfly"
type: "tool"
slug: "dragonflydb-dragonfly"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/dragonflydb-dragonfly"
github_url: "https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly"
homepage_url: "https://www.dragonflydb.io/"
stars: 30851
forks: 1204
primary_language: "C++"
license: "Other"
archived: false
categories: ["vector-databases"]
tags: ["cache", "memcached", "cpp", "in-memory", "fibers", "key-value", "message-broker", "database"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T13:01:46.497361+00:00"
---

# dragonfly

> A modern replacement for Redis and Memcached

DragonflyDB is built in C++ and serves as an advanced cache, key-value store, and message broker with support for vector search.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly
- Homepage: https://www.dragonflydb.io/
- Stars: 30,851 · Forks: 1,204 · Open issues: 287 · Watchers: 169
- Primary language: C++
- License: Other
- Last pushed: 2026-07-11T11:16:03+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Very active (computed 2026-07-11T11:32:48.571Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:32:49.117Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/dragonflydb-dragonfly/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/dragonflydb-dragonfly/trust)

## Categories

- [Vector Databases](/categories/vector-databases.md)

## Tags

cache, memcached, cpp, in-memory, fibers, key-value, message-broker, database

## Category neighbours (exploratory)

_Same-category tools for discovery only - not curated alternatives. Cap shown at six._

- [redis](/tools/redis-redis.md) - Redis is a preferred cache, data structure server, and document & vector query engine for real-time applications. (★ 75,394) [Very active]
- [llm-app](/tools/pathwaycom-llm-app.md) - Ready-to-run cloud templates for RAG, AI pipelines, and enterprise search with live data. (★ 59,068) [Very active]
- [meilisearch](/tools/meilisearch-meilisearch.md) - A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications. (★ 58,493) [Very active]
- [mempalace](/tools/mempalace-mempalace.md) - The best-benchmarked open-source AI memory system. (★ 57,215) [Very active]
- [AI-For-Beginners](/tools/microsoft-ai-for-beginners.md) - 12 Weeks, 24 Lessons, AI for All! (★ 52,098) [Very active]
- [milvus](/tools/milvus-io-milvus.md) - High-performance cloud-native vector database (★ 45,181) [Very active]

_+ 2 more not listed._

## Adoption goal

DragonflyDB positions itself as an advanced cache and database solution that competes directly with established tools like Redis and Memcached while introducing key features such as efficient support for vector search.

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/dragonflydb-dragonfly`](/api/graphcanon/tools/dragonflydb-dragonfly)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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