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Memcached vs Valkey

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MemcachedDatabase Tools
FreePublished price
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ValkeyDatabase Tools
Free (open source)Published price
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Memcached
Database Tools

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

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Valkey
Database Tools

An open-source high-performance data structure server.

Overview
CategoryDatabase ToolsDatabase Tools
What it isHigh-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 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…
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 modelFreeFree
Free optionsFree plan · No free trialFree plan · Free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20032024
Team size1-10 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersRemoteRemote (Linux Foundation)

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