# Amazon ElastiCache vs DragonflyDB

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Amazon ElastiCache

| Attribute | Amazon ElastiCache | DragonflyDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 83.1 (61% (medium)) | 56.7 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 31,781 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Key-Value Stores.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_br","question":"What is Amazon ElastiCache?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon ElastiCache offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_br","question":"Is Amazon ElastiCache free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Amazon ElastiCache supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_br","question":"What platforms does Amazon ElastiCache support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon ElastiCache, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_br","question":"Can Amazon ElastiCache be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon ElastiCache. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon ElastiCache not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmp","question":"What security certifications does Amazon ElastiCache have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Amazon ElastiCache is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_br","question":"Where is Amazon ElastiCache available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Key-Value Stores.","source":"https://www.dragonflydb.io/guides/redis-on-azure-service-options-pricing-pros-and-cons","question":"What is DragonflyDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DragonflyDB offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $8 per GB per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.dragonflydb.io","question":"Is DragonflyDB free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DragonflyDB supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.dragonflydb.io/guides/redis-on-azure-service-options-pricing-pros-and-cons","question":"What platforms does DragonflyDB support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. DragonflyDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.dragonflydb.io/guides/redis-on-azure-service-options-pricing-pros-and-cons","question":"Can DragonflyDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for DragonflyDB, including GCP Marketplace, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Feast, Airbyte and PostgreSQL. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.dragonflydb.io/guides/redis-on-azure-service-options-pricing-pros-and-cons","question":"What does DragonflyDB integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for DragonflyDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as DragonflyDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.dragonflydb.io","question":"What security certifications does DragonflyDB have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"clustering":"replicated","deployment":"managed","consistency":"eventual","persistence":"snapshot","eviction_ttl":true,"storage_tier":"in_memory","licence_class":"source_available","wire_protocol":"resp","pubsub_streams":true,"data_structures":"rich_types","redis_api_compat":"full"}` | `{"clustering":"sharded","deployment":"self_hosted","consistency":"strong","persistence":"snapshot","eviction_ttl":true,"storage_tier":"in_memory","transactions":"multi_exec","licence_class":"source_available","wire_protocol":"resp","multi_threaded":true,"pubsub_streams":true,"data_structures":"rich_types","redis_api_compat":"full"}` |
| integrations.count | - | 5 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GCP Marketplace"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform"},{"name":"Feast"},{"name":"Airbyte"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Grafana","native":false,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C++ |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":["CN"]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"On-Demand","summary":"Pay-as-you-go hourly pricing per instance","features":["Hourly instance pricing","No minimum fees","No upfront commitments","Auto scaling"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Serverless","summary":"Usage-based billing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments","features":["Zero infrastructure management","Zero downtime maintenance","Billed per GB-hour","Minimum 1 GB data storage"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Database Savings Plans","summary":"Commit to specific hourly spend for savings","features":["1-year usage commitment","Discounted hourly rates"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Backup storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"gb-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.085,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Starting at $6/month (Valkey Serverless). Free tier: 750 hours cache.t3.micro + $100 credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T10:30:16.025Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Flex","summary":"$8/GB/month, starting at $36/month","features":["Fully-managed on AWS, GCP, or Azure","One-click provisioning","Horizontal + vertical scaling","Monitoring dashboard","Dragonfly team support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"GB","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully-managed Dragonfly service for teams that prefer a simple, self-serve solution","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Starting at $2,000/month","features":["Bring your own cloud","Auto-scaling","SSO & MFA","Custom SLA","Dedicated support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully-managed Dragonfly service for teams that require advanced security, compliance, and support","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for pricing","features":["Run anywhere","Custom instance types","White-glove migrations and tuning","Advanced security & compliance","Enterprise SLA & premium support"],"description":"Fully-managed Dragonfly service for large organizations that require air-gapped infrastructure and white-glove support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $8/GB/month (Flex), $2,000+/month (Business). Free trial with $100 credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.dragonflydb.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:16:24.351Z","startingPrice":{"amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | - | 21 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v2.0.2","date":"2026-10-07T21:47:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v2.0.0","date":"2026-09-16T10:29:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.40.2","date":"2026-09-03T08:58:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.40.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.40.1","date":"2026-08-06T06:54:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.40.0","date":"2026-08-04T04:46:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.39.0","date":"2026-06-09T10:38:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.38.1","date":"2026-04-28T08:01:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.38.0","date":"2026-04-14T07:04:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.38.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.37.2","date":"2026-03-26T07:49:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.37.0","date":"2026-02-23T10:50:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.37.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.36.0","date":"2026-01-07T11:23:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.36.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.35.1","date":"2025-11-25T16:20:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.35.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.34.2","date":"2025-10-14T16:04:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.34.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.34.1","date":"2025-09-18T19:50:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.34.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.34.0","date":"2025-09-17T23:33:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.34.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.33.1","date":"2025-08-21T10:21:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.33.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.33.0","date":"2025-08-19T07:10:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.33.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.32.0","date":"2025-08-04T03:27:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.32.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.31.2","date":"2025-07-16T06:16:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.31.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dragonflydb/dragonfly/releases/tag/v1.31.1","date":"2025-07-14T12:57:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.31.1"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 1","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 3","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"PCI-DSS","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"},{"name":"FedRAMP","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=softonic%2Fdragonfly&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Key-Value Stores)

| Capability | Amazon ElastiCache | DragonflyDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Storage tier | In-memory | In-memory |
| Persistence | Snapshot (RDB) | Snapshot (RDB) |
| Data structures | Rich types | Rich types |
| **Protocol** |  |  |
| Wire protocol | RESP (Redis) | RESP (Redis) |
| **Distribution** |  |  |
| Clustering | Replicated | Sharded |
| Consistency | Eventual | Strong |
| **Ops** |  |  |
| Eviction / TTL policies | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-threaded | - | ✓ |
| Pub/Sub / streams | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transactions / atomic ops | - | MULTI-EXEC |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Managed | Self-hosted |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available | Source-available |
| **Compatibility** |  |  |
| Redis API compatibility | Full | Full |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T21:27:12.450Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*