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Valthree


Valthree is a distributed, Valkey-compatible key-value database that persists data directly to object storage as a single JSON file. It employs optimistic concurrency control to ensure strong serializable consistency across nodes. Applications interact with the system using standard Valkey or Redis client libraries.

Source Code
https://github.com/antithesishq/valthree[01]
Country of Origin
US
Start Year
2025
Written in
Go
Compatible With
Redis, Valkey
Operating System
Linux
License
MIT License

Database Entry

Valthree


Valthree is a distributed, Valkey-compatible key-value database that persists data directly to object storage as a single JSON file. It employs optimistic concurrency control to ensure strong serializable consistency across nodes. Applications interact with the system using standard Valkey or Redis client libraries.

History


Valthree was publicly released in 2025 by Antithesis, Inc. The project was created to showcase the Antithesis platform's capabilities in testing distributed systems under realistic failure conditions. It is intentionally designed with a minimal codebase to facilitate rapid comprehension and thorough property-based testing, rather than for production deployment.

Concurrency Control


Data Model


Same as Redis

Indexes


Same as Redis

Isolation Levels


Same as Redis

Joins


Same as Redis

Logging


Same as Redis

Query Compilation


Same as Redis

Query Interface


Same as Redis

Storage Architecture


Same as Redis

Storage Format


Storage Model


Same as Redis

Storage Organization


System Architecture


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