Comparison

DragonflyDB vs Hazelcast

On the evidence we track, DragonflyDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 58/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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DragonflyDB58
Hazelcast49
Score
Vioscale score
DragonflyDB58 / 100medium · 67%
Hazelcast49 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
Model
DragonflyDBcommercial
Hazelcastcommercial
Price level
DragonflyDBlow
Hazelcastunknown
Transparent
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
Integrations
Count
DragonflyDB6
Hazelcast1
Reliability
Status page
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
Adoption
Dependent repos
DragonflyDB0
Hazelcast10,433
Github stars
DragonflyDB31,043
Hazelcast6,604
Package downloads weekly
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast4,717
Activity
Commits last 30d
DragonflyDB100
Hazelcast71
Release
Cadence days
DragonflyDB21
Hazelcast15
History
DragonflyDB20 items
Hazelcast20 items
License
Spdx
DragonflyDB
HazelcastApache-2.0
Language
Primary
DragonflyDBC++
HazelcastJava
Market
Availability
Hazelcast

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
DragonflyDBIn-memory
HazelcastIn-memory
Persistence
DragonflyDBSnapshot (RDB)
Hazelcast-
Data structures
DragonflyDBRich types
Hazelcast-
Protocol
Wire protocol
DragonflyDBRESP (Redis)
HazelcastCustom
Distribution
Clustering
DragonflyDBSharded
HazelcastReplicated
Consistency
DragonflyDBStrong
Hazelcast-
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast-
Multi-threaded
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast-
Pub/Sub / streams
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast-
Transactions / atomic ops
DragonflyDBMULTI-EXEC
Hazelcast-
Deployment
Deployment
DragonflyDBSelf-hosted
HazelcastSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
DragonflyDBSource-available
Hazelcast-
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
DragonflyDBFull
Hazelcast-

What each one is

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

DragonflyDB

Leader

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

Hazelcast

Hazelcast is a distributed data platform that provides real-time processing and continuous intelligence capabilities. It supports clustering and integrates with various frameworks and clients.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

DragonflyDB

Leader
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 ↗

Hazelcast

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
Linux
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
CLI
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
Self-hosted
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast
On-premise
DragonflyDB
Hazelcast

Integrations

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

DragonflyDB

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

Hazelcast

2 total
  • Spring Integration
  • MongoDB
Independently observed

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

DragonflyDB vs Hazelcast: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale