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Comparison

Amazon ElastiCache vs DragonflyDB

On the evidence we track, Amazon ElastiCache leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon ElastiCache full profile →DragonflyDB full profile →
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★Amazon ElastiCache83
DragonflyDB57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon ElastiCache83 / 100medium · 61%
DragonflyDB57 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Model
Amazon ElastiCachefreemium
DragonflyDBfreemium
Price level
Amazon ElastiCachelow
DragonflyDBlow
Transparent
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✗
Integrations
Count
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB5
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Fedramp
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Gdpr
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Hipaa
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Iso27001
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Pci
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Scorecard
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB5.3
Soc2
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Trust center
Amazon ElastiCachehttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
DragonflyDB–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon ElastiCache99.99
DragonflyDB–
Status page
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB0
Github stars
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB31,781
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB100
Release
Cadence days
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB21
History
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB20 items
Language
Primary
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDBC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon ElastiCache6 items
DragonflyDB6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for key-value stores. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Storage
Storage tier
Amazon ElastiCacheIn-memory
DragonflyDBIn-memory
Persistence
Amazon ElastiCacheSnapshot (RDB)
DragonflyDBSnapshot (RDB)
Data structures
Amazon ElastiCacheRich types
DragonflyDBRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
Amazon ElastiCacheRESP (Redis)
DragonflyDBRESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering
Amazon ElastiCacheReplicated
DragonflyDBSharded
Consistency
Amazon ElastiCacheEventual
DragonflyDBStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Multi-threaded
Amazon ElastiCache-
DragonflyDB✓
Pub/Sub / streams
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Transactions / atomic ops
Amazon ElastiCache-
DragonflyDBMULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment
Amazon ElastiCacheManaged
DragonflyDBSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon ElastiCacheSource-available
DragonflyDBSource-available
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Amazon ElastiCacheFull
DragonflyDBFull

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon ElastiCache

Leader

A fully managed caching service that removes infrastructure management overhead while delivering sub-millisecond data access. It supports Valkey, Memcached, and Redis OSS, enabling teams to use familiar APIs and migrate existing applications with minimal code changes.

Independently observed

DragonflyDB

A Redis-compatible in-memory database that uses multi-threaded processing to achieve significantly higher performance and lower operating costs compared to traditional alternatives, supporting pub/sub, streams, and advanced data structures.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon ElastiCache

Leader
HybridFree tier

Starting at $6/month (Valkey Serverless). Free tier: 750 hours cache.t3.micro + $100 credits.

  • On-DemandPay-as-you-go hourly pricing per instance
    • Hourly instance pricing
    • No minimum fees
    • No upfront commitments
    • Auto scaling
  • ServerlessUsage-based billing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments
    • Zero infrastructure management
    • Zero downtime maintenance
    • Billed per GB-hour
    • Minimum 1 GB data storage
  • Database Savings PlansCommit to specific hourly spend for savings
    • 1-year usage commitment
    • Discounted hourly rates
as of verify ↗

DragonflyDB

from $8/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $8/GB/month (Flex), $2,000+/month (Business). Free trial with $100 credits.

  • Flex$8/GB/month, starting at $36/month
    • Fully-managed on AWS, GCP, or Azure
    • One-click provisioning
    • Horizontal + vertical scaling
    • Monitoring dashboard
    • Dragonfly team support
  • BusinessStarting at $2,000/month
    • Bring your own cloud
    • Auto-scaling
    • SSO & MFA
    • Custom SLA
    • Dedicated support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Run anywhere
    • Custom instance types
    • White-glove migrations and tuning
    • Advanced security & compliance
    • Enterprise SLA & premium support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✗
CLI
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Self-hosted
Amazon ElastiCache✗
DragonflyDB✓
Hybrid
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon ElastiCache

Leader

Not documented yet.

DragonflyDB

10 total
  • GCP Marketplace
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Feast
  • Airbyte
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS Marketplace
  • S3
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
Independently observed
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Amazon ElastiCache or DragonflyDB: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.