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Memcached
Memcached is a free, open-source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system.
Our verdict
Who it's for
High-performance distributed memory caching system
Who should look elsewhere
No persistence
Pros
- +Extremely fast
- +Simple to use
- +Battle-tested at scale
- +Low memory overhead
Cons
- −No persistence
- −No built-in replication
- −Limited data structures
Key features
- ✓In-memory caching
- ✓Distributed architecture
- ✓Simple key-value storage
- ✓Multi-threaded performance
- ✓Binary and text protocol
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | $0 | month | BSD licensed; High-performance caching; Multi-threaded architecture |