memcached Alternatives

memcached is described as 'Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to memcached for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best memcached alternative is Redis, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like memcached are Valkey, DiceDB, Google Cloud Memorystore and Couchbase.

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  1. Redis icon
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    The in-memory data store used by millions of developers as a cache, vector database, document database, streaming engine, and message broker.

    49 Redis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks Redis is a great memcached alternative.

    • Redis is the most popular Mac, Linux, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to memcached.

    • Redis is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to memcached.

    • Redis is Free and Open Sourcememcached is also Free and Open Source
  2. Valkey icon
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    Valkey is an open source (BSD) high-performance key/value datastore that supports a variety of workloads such as caching, message queues, and can act as a primary database. Valkey can run as either a standalone daemon or in a cluster, with options for replication and high...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. DiceDB icon
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    DiceDB is an open-source, fast, reactive, in-memory database optimized for modern hardware. Commonly used as a cache, it offers a familiar interface while enabling real-time data updates through query subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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    Memorystore is a fully managed in-memory data store service for Redis and Memcached at Google Cloud. Like any other Google Cloud service it is fast, scalable, highly available, and secure. It automates complex tasks of provisioning, replication, failover, and patching so you can...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Google Cloud Memorystore is the most popular Web-based alternative to memcached.

    • Google Cloud Memorystore is the most popular commercial alternative to memcached.

    • Google Cloud Memorystore is Paid and Proprietarymemcached is Free and Open Source
  5. Couchbase icon
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    Couchbase is the NoSQL database market share leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Salesforce.com, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Zynga and hundreds of other organizations worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Couchbase is the most popular Windows alternative to memcached.

    • Couchbase is Free and Proprietarymemcached is Free and Open Source
  6. Varnish icon
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    Varnish Cache is an open source, state of the art HTTP application accelerator.

    21 Varnish alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    They has a totally different purpose, besides being both cache.

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    • Varnish is Free and Open Sourcememcached is also Free and Open Source
  7. HyperDex icon
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    HyperDex is the next generation key-value store. It provides a rich API, strong consistency, fault-tolerance, and transactions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. KeyDB icon
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    KeyDB is fast NoSQL database with full compatibility for Redis APIs, clients, and modules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Cloudify icon
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    Cloudify is an orchestration-first, model-driven cloud management platform native to Network function virtualization (NFV), that is open source and based on the TOSCA standard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Bluzelle is a decentralized and open source database powered by PBFT Consensus Engine. It is a NoSQL key-value store database. Learn about trustless computing and discover the benefits of a decentralized by joining our Beta testing for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
     
  11. Tarantool icon
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    A NoSQL database running in a Lua application server. Tarantool combines the network programming power of Node.JS with data persitence capabilities of Redis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. Hazelcast icon
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    Hazelcast is an in-memory Open Source data grid based on Java. By having multiple nodes form a cluster, data is evenly distributed among the nodes. This allows for horizontal scalability both in terms of available storage space and processing power.

    36 Hazelcast alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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