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Comparison

Memcached vs Upstash

On the evidence we track, Upstash leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Memcached full profile →Upstash full profile →
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Memcached54
★Upstash74
Score
Vioscale score
Memcached54 / 100low · 37%
Upstash74 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Memcached✓
Upstash✓
Model
Memcachedcommercial
Upstashfreemium
Price level
Memcachedfree
Upstashlow
Starting price
Memcached–
Upstash$10
Transparent
Memcached✓
Upstash✓
Integrations
Count
Memcached–
Upstash7
Security
Disclosure policy
Memcached✓
Upstash✓
Gdpr
Memcached–
Upstash✓
Hipaa
Memcached–
Upstash✓
Scorecard
Memcached4.5
Upstash–
Soc2
Memcached–
Upstash✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Memcached–
Upstash99.99
Status page
Memcached–
Upstash✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Memcached0
Upstash–
Github stars
Memcached14,259
Upstash–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Memcached47
Upstash–
License
Spdx
MemcachedBSD-3-Clause
Upstash–
Language
Primary
MemcachedC
Upstash–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Storage
Storage tier
MemcachedIn-memory
UpstashPersistent
Persistence
MemcachedNone (pure cache)
UpstashFully durable
Data structures
MemcachedKV-only
UpstashRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
MemcachedMemcached
UpstashRESP (Redis)
Distribution
Clustering
MemcachedSharded
UpstashReplicated
Consistency
MemcachedStrong
UpstashStrong
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Memcached✓
Upstash✓
Multi-threaded
Memcached✓
Upstash✗
Pub/Sub / streams
Memcached✗
Upstash✓
Transactions / atomic ops
MemcachedNone
UpstashMULTI-EXEC
Deployment
Deployment
MemcachedSelf-hosted
UpstashManaged
Licensing
Licence class
MemcachedPermissive OSS
UpstashProprietary
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
MemcachedNone
UpstashFull

What each one is

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

Memcached

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

Upstash

Leader

A cloud platform offering serverless Redis, vector databases, message queues, and workflow orchestration designed for developers building serverless applications, with usage-based and fixed-rate pricing options.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Memcached

Open sourceFree tier

Open source and free

as of verify ↗

Upstash

Leader
from $10/moHybridFree tier

Pay-as-you-go from $0 idle + $0.20 per 100K commands; fixed plans from $10–$1,500/month; enterprise available

  • Pay-as-you-goFree
    • 1 GB storage included
    • Automatic scaling
    • Per-request billing
    • No minimum charge when idle
  • Fixed Plans$10 to $1,500/month depending on tier
    • Entry plan: 250 MB storage, 50 GB bandwidth
    • High-end plan: 500 GB storage, 20 TB bandwidth, 16k commands/sec
    • No per-command billing
    • Predictable costs
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 100K+ commands per second
    • Custom SLA
    • Dedicated support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Memcached✗
Upstash✓
macOS
Memcached✓
Upstash✗
Linux
Memcached✓
Upstash✗
CLI
Memcached✓
Upstash✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Memcached✗
Upstash✓
Self-hosted
Memcached✓
Upstash✗

Integrations

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

Memcached

Not documented yet.

Upstash

Leader
8 total
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Auth0
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Debezium
  • JDBC
  • FluentBit
Independently observed

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