Comparison

Hazelcast vs Memcached

On the evidence we track, Memcached leads this comparison with a composite score of 54/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Hazelcast49
Memcached54
Score
Vioscale score
Hazelcast49 / 100medium · 56%
Memcached54 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Hazelcast
Memcached
Model
Hazelcastcommercial
Memcachedcommercial
Price level
Hazelcastunknown
Memcachedfree
Transparent
Hazelcast
Memcached
Integrations
Count
Hazelcast1
Memcached
Reliability
Status page
Hazelcast
Memcached
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hazelcast10,433
Memcached0
Github stars
Hazelcast6,604
Memcached14,259
Package downloads weekly
Hazelcast4,717
Memcached
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hazelcast71
Memcached47
Release
Cadence days
Hazelcast15
Memcached
History
Hazelcast20 items
Memcached
License
Spdx
HazelcastApache-2.0
MemcachedBSD-3-Clause
Language
Primary
HazelcastJava
MemcachedC

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
HazelcastIn-memory
MemcachedIn-memory
Persistence
Hazelcast-
MemcachedNone (pure cache)
Data structures
Hazelcast-
MemcachedKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
HazelcastCustom
MemcachedMemcached
Distribution
Clustering
HazelcastReplicated
MemcachedSharded
Consistency
Hazelcast-
MemcachedStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Hazelcast-
Memcached
Multi-threaded
Hazelcast-
Memcached
Pub/Sub / streams
Hazelcast-
Memcached
Transactions / atomic ops
Hazelcast-
MemcachedNone
Deployment
Deployment
HazelcastSelf-hosted
MemcachedSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Hazelcast-
MemcachedPermissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Hazelcast-
MemcachedNone

What each one is

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

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

Memcached

Leader

A free, in-memory key-value cache designed to reduce database load and improve application performance by storing temporary copies of frequently accessed data from databases, APIs, or rendered pages. It distributes cache across multiple servers in a cluster, with each piece of data stored in a single consistent location for reliable retrieval.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hazelcast

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Memcached

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Hazelcast
Memcached
Linux
Hazelcast
Memcached
CLI
Hazelcast
Memcached
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hazelcast
Memcached
Self-hosted
Hazelcast
Memcached
On-premise
Hazelcast
Memcached

Integrations

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

Hazelcast

2 total
  • Spring Integration
  • MongoDB
Independently observed

Memcached

Leader

Not documented yet.

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