

RediSearch license, foundation and stars
Search and vector · Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1 or AGPL v3 (open source) · backed by Redis · 6,246 stars
A query and indexing engine for Redis, providing secondary indexing, full-text search, vector similarity search and aggregations.
Open sourceMay 1, 2025
Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1 to Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1 or AGPL v3
With Redis 8, RediSearch added AGPLv3 as a third license option.
Source-availableNov 15, 2022
Redis Source Available License 1.0 to Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1
RediSearch moved to a choice of RSALv2 or SSPLv1 alongside the Redis Stack release.
Source-availableFeb 21, 2019
Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to Redis Source Available License 1.0
Redis Labs replaced the Commons Clause on RediSearch with its own Redis Source Available License.
Source-availableJul 15, 2018
AGPL v3 to Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0
Redis Labs moved RediSearch from AGPLv3 to Apache 2.0 with the Commons Clause.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- RediSearch/RediSearch · created May 5, 2016
- Website
- redis.io/docs/latest/develop/ai/search-and-query
- Language
- Rust
- Foundation
- None; run by Redis
- Company
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- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- 1 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | | 6,246 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | | 6,244 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | | 6,242 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | | 6,244 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 6,242 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 5, 2026
Gains about 1 stars a week, up from 0.
Stars per weekOct 17, 2026
Gains about 0 stars a week, down from 1.
Stars per weekOct 8, 2026
Gains about 1 stars a week.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1 to Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1 or AGPL v3.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Redis Source Available License 1.0 to Redis Source Available License v2 or SSPL v1.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to Redis Source Available License 1.0.
RelicensedSep 25, 2026
Relicensed from AGPL v3 to Apache License 2.0 with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from RediSearch/RediSearch on GitHub.