Comparison

Amazon ElastiCache vs Redis

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 →Redis full profile →

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★Amazon ElastiCache83

Redis71

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Amazon ElastiCacheLeader	Redis
vioscaleAI score	83 / 100medium · 61%	71 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	11
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA +1 more	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.8
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/	https://redis.io/security/notice-apache-log4j2-cve-2021-44228/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fredis%2Fredis&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	99.999
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	76,594
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	26,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	44
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	45
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	RSALv2
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Not in CN	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Amazon ElastiCache83 / 100medium · 61%

Redis71 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Model

Amazon ElastiCachefreemium

Redisfreemium

Price level

Amazon ElastiCachelow

Redislow

Transparent

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✗

Integrations

Count

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis11

Security

Certifications

Amazon ElastiCacheSOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA +1 more

Redis–

Disclosure policy

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Fedramp

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis–

Gdpr

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Hipaa

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Iso27001

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Pci

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Scorecard

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis6.8

Soc2

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Trust center

Amazon ElastiCachehttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

Redishttps://redis.io/security/notice-apache-log4j2-cve-2021-44228/

Vulnerabilities

Amazon ElastiCache–

RedisCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fredis%2Fredis&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Amazon ElastiCache99.99

Redis99.999

Status page

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis1

Github stars

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis76,594

Stackoverflow questions

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis26,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis44

Release

Cadence days

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis45

History

Amazon ElastiCache–

Redis20 items

License

Spdx

Amazon ElastiCache–

RedisRSALv2

Language

Primary

Amazon ElastiCache–

RedisC

Market

Availability

Amazon ElastiCacheAvailable worldwide · Not in CN

RedisAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Amazon ElastiCache6 items

Redis8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Key-Value Stores
Capability	Amazon ElastiCache	Redis
Storage
Storage tier	In-memory	In-memory
Persistence	Snapshot (RDB)	Append-only log
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	Managed
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available	Source-available
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility	Full	Full

Storage

Storage tier

Amazon ElastiCacheIn-memory

RedisIn-memory

Persistence

Amazon ElastiCacheSnapshot (RDB)

RedisAppend-only log

Data structures

Amazon ElastiCacheRich types

RedisRich types

Protocol

Wire protocol

Amazon ElastiCacheRESP (Redis)

RedisRESP (Redis)

Distribution

Clustering

Amazon ElastiCacheReplicated

RedisSharded

Consistency

Amazon ElastiCacheEventual

RedisStrong

Ops

Eviction / TTL policies

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Multi-threaded

Amazon ElastiCache-

Redis✓

Pub/Sub / streams

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Transactions / atomic ops

Amazon ElastiCache-

RedisMULTI-EXEC

Deployment

Amazon ElastiCacheManaged

RedisManaged

Licensing

Licence class

Amazon ElastiCacheSource-available

RedisSource-available

Compatibility

Redis API compatibility

Amazon ElastiCacheFull

RedisFull

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

Redis

A multi-purpose in-memory data platform that functions as a cache, vector database, document store, streaming engine, and message broker, with built-in support for advanced search, transactions, and multi-region replication.

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 2026-10-13verify ↗

Redis

HybridFree tier

Free open-source software plus three cloud subscription tiers (Essentials, Flex, Pro)

Essentials-
- Single database
- Index on RAM
- 99.99% uptime
Flex-
- Tiered RAM and SSD storage
- Adjustable RAM ratio
- 99.99% uptime
- Up to 80% cost savings vs RAM alone
Pro-
- Unlimited databases
- Unlimited storage
- Unlimited ops/sec
- Active-Active multi-region
- 99.999% uptime

as of 2026-10-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Amazon ElastiCache	Redis
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

macOS

Amazon ElastiCache✗

Redis✓

Windows

Amazon ElastiCache✗

Redis✓

Linux

Amazon ElastiCache✗

Redis✓

CLI

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Self-hosted

Amazon ElastiCache✗

Redis✓

On-premise

Amazon ElastiCache✗

Redis✓

Hybrid

Amazon ElastiCache✓

Redis✓

Integrations

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

Amazon ElastiCache

Leader

Not documented yet.

Redis

22 total

Oracle
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MariaDB
Percona XtraDB
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB
Cassandra
Google Cloud SQL
Grafana
Prometheus
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Python
Node.js
Java
Go
.NET
Datadog
New Relic
Azure

Independently observed

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