Memcached
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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.
Memcached is an in-memory key-value store for small chunks of arbitrary data (strings, objects) from results of database calls, API calls, or page rendering.
Memcached is simple yet powerful. Its simple design promotes quick deployment, ease of development, and solves many problems facing large data caches. Its API is available for most popular languages.
Redis vs Memcached
Redis and MemCached are both in-memory, open-source data stores. Memcached, a high-performance distributed memory cache service, is designed for simplicity, while Redis offers a rich set of features that make it effective for a wide range of use cases. For a more detailed feature comparison to help you decide, see Redis vs. Memcached. They use relational or key-value databases such as MySQL, Postgres, Aurora, Oracle, SQL Server, DynamoDB and others to improve performance.
See also
- Redis
- Dragonfly - A modern alternative to Redis and Memcached
- cachegrand - An open-source key-value store well suited to modern hardware
- KV.js - An advanced in-memory caching module for JS
- Keyv - Simple key-value storage with support for multiple backends