US EditionRedis 'returns' to open source with AGPL license
- On May 1, 2025, Redis transitioned back to an open-source licensing model by releasing Redis 8 under the GNU AGPLv3 license.
- This move followed Redis’s controversial March 2024 switch to the Server Side Public License , which alienated parts of the open-source community and led to a fork called Valkey.
- Redis 8 unifies Redis Community Edition and Redis Stack, adds new features like vector sets for AI workloads, and introduces major performance improvements such as up to 87% lower latency and 16x faster queries.
- Redis CEO Rowan Trollope acknowledged no acceptance of SSPL as open source while the AGPLv3 license requires cloud providers to open-source service modifications or obtain commercial licenses, aiming to balance open-source principles with business interests.
- The shift back to the AGPL license has been positively received within parts of the community, yet numerous critics find it overly limiting, while major cloud providers continue to back Valkey, highlighting persistent tensions between commercial interests and community values.
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Redis returns to open source with AGPLv3 license but not everyone is happy
Redis leadership asserts that the AGPLv3 license strikes the right balance between protecting the company's business interests and supporting the open-source community. We'll see if developers and customers agree.
Open source wins again! Redis adds GNU AGPL license to its offering
Over the past year or so, the industry has seen several open-source projects forked because the founders of those projects changed their licenses in moves they say were to protect their intellectual property. Redis switched from the open BSD license to the more restrictive Redis Source Available License v2 and the Server Side Public License after seeing Microsoft adopt and benefit from Redis’ work without what Redis said was enough support for t…
Redis Returns To Open Source After Year-Long Proprietary Detour
Redis, the popular in-memory data store, has returned to open source licensing with Redis 8 now available under the AGPL v3 license. The move reverses last year's controversial shift to proprietary licensing schemes (RSALv2 and SSPLv1) that aimed to force major cloud providers to pay for offering Re...
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