I added recently a bit more of detail in the document explaining when I would use redis (and when I wouldn't) to build production systems, here: https://github.

I added recently a bit more of detail in the document explaining when I would use redis (and when I wouldn't) to build production systems, here: https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore#redis https://github.com/fpereiro/backendlore#redis . For most applications, I think it's a viable alternative. Modeling data with redis is great fun, and quite different to the relational paradigm. I hope you enjoy a lot your upcoming project!