Comparison

Amazon ElastiCache vs Riak KV

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.

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Amazon ElastiCache63
Riak KV26
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon ElastiCache63 / 100medium · 61%
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Model
Amazon ElastiCachefreemium
Riak KVcommercial
Price level
Amazon ElastiCachelow
Riak KVlow
Transparent
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Integrations
Count
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV4
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Fedramp
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Gdpr
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Hipaa
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Pci
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon ElastiCache99.99
Riak KV
Status page
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Adoption
Github stars
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV17
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV0
License
Spdx
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KVApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KVErlang
Market
Availability
Riak KV

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
Amazon ElastiCacheIn-memory
Riak KVPersistent
Persistence
Amazon ElastiCacheSnapshot (RDB)
Riak KV-
Data structures
Amazon ElastiCacheRich types
Riak KVKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
Amazon ElastiCacheRESP (Redis)
Riak KV-
Distribution
Clustering
Amazon ElastiCacheReplicated
Riak KVSharded
Consistency
Amazon ElastiCacheEventual
Riak KVTunable
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Multi-threaded
Amazon ElastiCache-
Riak KV-
Pub/Sub / streams
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV-
Transactions / atomic ops
Amazon ElastiCache-
Riak KV-
Deployment
Deployment
Amazon ElastiCacheManaged
Riak KVSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon ElastiCacheSource-available
Riak KV-
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Amazon ElastiCacheFull
Riak KV-

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

Riak KV

A scalable, enterprise-focused database solution designed for distributed data storage and retrieval at scale.

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 ↗

Riak KV

Free tier
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
Riak KV
CLI
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV
Self-hosted
Amazon ElastiCache
Riak KV

Integrations

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

Amazon ElastiCache

Leader

Not documented yet.

Riak KV

4 total
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Mesos
  • Redis
Independently observed

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