Memcached vs Valkey
MemcachedDatabase Tools
FreePublished price
ValkeyDatabase Tools
Free (open source)Published price
Memcached Database Tools Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system | Valkey Database Tools An open-source high-performance data structure server. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Database Tools | Database Tools |
| What it is | High-performance distributed memory caching system speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load. | Valkey is a community-driven open-source fork of Redis maintained by the Linux Foundation with full Redis API compatibility. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free 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… | Free (open source) Valkey is an open-source in-memory data store distributed under the BSD 3-Clause license; managed hosting is priced by third-party cloud providers. |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2003 | 2024 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote | Remote (Linux Foundation) |