vioscale
Comparison

Amazon ElastiCache vs DragonflyDB

On the evidence we track, Amazon ElastiCache leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. 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 ElastiCache63
DragonflyDB58
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon ElastiCache63 / 100medium · 61%updating
DragonflyDB58 / 100medium · 67%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Model
Amazon ElastiCachefreemium
DragonflyDBcommercial
Price level
Amazon ElastiCachelow
DragonflyDBlow
Transparent
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✗
Integrations
Count
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB6
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Fedramp
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Gdpr
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Hipaa
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Pci
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB✓
Scorecard
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB5.3
Soc2
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon ElastiCache99.99
DragonflyDB–
Status page
Amazon ElastiCache✓
DragonflyDB–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB0
Github stars
Amazon ElastiCache–
DragonflyDB31,043
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

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

An AWS-hosted caching platform that provides ultra-low latency access to frequently used data with support for Valkey, Memcached, and Redis-compatible APIs. It automatically manages infrastructure, scales elastically to handle billions of requests per second, and eliminates downtime during maintenance.

Independently observed

DragonflyDB

An in-memory data store delivering significantly higher throughput and memory efficiency than Redis through multi-threaded architecture, enabling cost-effective scaling with fewer infrastructure resources.

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
Usage-basedFree tier

From $6/month (Valkey). Usage-based pricing; free tier available.

  • ServerlessFree
    • Zero infrastructure management
    • Zero downtime maintenance
    • Automatic scaling
    • Multiple service tiers (Standard, Flex, Priority, Reserved)
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
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Platform & deployment

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

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

6 total
  • GCP Marketplace
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Feast
  • Airbyte
  • PostgreSQL
Independently observed

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