Is KVNest real Redis?

Yes, if you pick Redis: those instances run Redis Open Source 8.10, unmodified. Valkey instances run Valkey 9.1. You choose per instance.

Should I pick Redis or Valkey?

Both handle caching, sessions, queues and leaderboards, with the same plans and prices. Pick Redis if you're moving from Redis or need time series and Redis 8 commands; pick Valkey for a community-governed, permissively licensed server.

Do I need to change my code?

No. Both speak the same protocol, so ioredis, node-redis, redis-py, go-redis, Jedis, StackExchange.Redis and the Valkey clients all work with a rediss:// URL.

Can I switch engines later?

Not in place: their data files aren't interchangeable. Create an instance with the other engine and point your app at it.

In Germany, inside the European Union, on every plan.

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Managed Redis and Valkey in Europe, ready in seconds

Create a Redis or Valkey database, copy its connection string and PING it over TLS in under a minute.

Create an instance Read the docs

redis-cli · TLS · eu.kvnest.com

$ redis-cli --tls -h inst-7f3a9c.eu.kvnest.com -p 6380
inst-7f3a9c:6380> PING
PONG
inst-7f3a9c:6380> SET greeting "hallo, Europa"
OK
inst-7f3a9c:6380> GET greeting
"hallo, Europa"

Redis or Valkey, without the operations

Pick the engine per instance. Same plans, prices, TLS and dashboard for both.

Redis 8.10
Redis Open Source with the Redis Query Engine, JSON, Bloom and TimeSeries. The real thing, unmodified, under the AGPLv3.
Valkey 9.1
The Linux Foundation's open source fork of Redis, BSD-licensed, with JSON, Bloom and Search modules.

Hosted in the EU
Every instance runs in Germany, so your data stays inside the European Union.
TLS by default
Each instance gets its own endpoint and password, encrypted in transit from your first connection.
No ops
Pick a plan and connect. Isolation, resource limits and restarts are handled for you.

Tutorials

New to key/value stores? Learn by building a game

Nine short levels take you from your first PING to a game backend with a cache, a live leaderboard, rate limits and a real-time feed. In Node.js, Python, Go or Java, with a sandbox in your browser and XP to earn.

Play the tutorial

LEVEL 1
Insert coin
LEVEL 2
Save the game
LEVEL 3
Turbo mode
LEVEL 4
Count everything
LEVEL 5
High scores
LEVEL 6
Player profiles
LEVEL 7
Anti-cheat
LEVEL 8
Live feed
LEVEL 9
Boss level

MCP server

Let your AI agent set up the cache

Connect Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code to the hosted KVNest MCP server. Ask for a cache, and your agent creates an instance, waits until it's ready and puts the connection URL in your .env, without you leaving the editor.

From prompt to connection string
Create, inspect and delete instances, read their metrics and get their URL, all as tools your agent can call.
Your token, your rules
Personal API tokens with an expiry date, up to five per account. Delete one and it stops working at once.
Asks before it deletes
Deleting is marked as destructive, so your tool asks you first, and the agent has to type the name again.

Connect your agent Create an API token

AI agent · MCP: kvnest

Add a Valkey cache to this app.

kvnest ·create_instance(name: "shop-cache")Provisioning
kvnest ·get_instance("shop-cache")Ready
kvnest ·get_connection("shop-cache").env updated

Done: shop-cache is running in the EU, VALKEY_URL is in your .env, and getProducts() now reads through the cache.

Claude Code
Cursor
VS Code
Claude Desktop

Simple pricing

Single-node instances. Starter is free during the preview; Casual and Pro are coming soon.

Starter

Pure cache, nothing written to disk

Free

256 MiB memory (192 MB usable)
In-memory only
100 concurrent clients
Eviction: allkeys-lru, or your choice
JSON, Bloom and vector search modules (and TimeSeries on Redis)

Get started

Casual

Coming soon

Persistent, append-only file on disk

€9

/month

1 GiB memory (768 MB usable)
10 GiB disk, AOF every second
500 concurrent clients
Eviction: noeviction, or your choice
JSON, Bloom and vector search modules (and TimeSeries on Redis)
No backups yet during the preview

Pro

Coming soon

Persistent, append-only file on disk

€39

/month

4 GiB memory (3000 MB usable)
20 GiB disk, AOF every second
2000 concurrent clients
Eviction: noeviction, or your choice
JSON, Bloom and vector search modules (and TimeSeries on Redis)
No backups yet during the preview

Questions

Your first instance is free

Starter is a 256 MiB cache, free during the preview. Casual and Pro, with persistent storage, are coming soon.