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Memcached vs PlanetScale

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MemcachedDatabase Tools
FreePublished price
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PlanetScaleDatabase Tools
Memcached logo
Memcached
Database Tools

Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system

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PlanetScale
Database Tools

The database for developers.

Overview
CategoryDatabase ToolsDatabase Tools
What it isHigh-performance distributed memory caching system speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.PlanetScale is a serverless MySQL-compatible database platform built on Vitess that provides branching, non-blocking schema changes, and horizontal scaling for production applications.
Pricing
Published priceFree
Memcached is free and open source (BSD). No paid tier from the project; you self-host it at no license cost. (Managed Memcached exists via cloud providers like AWS ElastiCache, pr…
Scaler: $39/month - 10GB storage, 1 billion row reads Scaler Pro: From $69/month - Configurable resources, read replicas Enterprise: Custom - Dedicated support, compliance, SLA
Pricing modelFreeTiered plans
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialNot available
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20032018
Team size1-10 employees51-200 employees
HeadquartersRemoteSan Francisco, California
Featured clientsNot availablePrisma, MyFitnessPal, Flipt

Where these sit in Database Tools

  • PlanetScale$468
  • Database Tools median$240

Per seat, per year, across 10 products publishing a price. Half of Database Tools sits between $96 and $588, and 27% of its plans are priced on request. Memcached states a range rather than a single yearly figure, so it is not marked here.

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