DragonflyDB

Redis/Memcached alternative.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

API-compatible with both Redis and Memcached, but with performance and scalability improvements. Benchmarks \~1ms P99 latency. Supports Redis and HTTP protocols. Includes an HTTP console & Prometheus metrics endpoint. Scales up to 1TB memory per instance and shards across CPUs. Single binary. Cloud & self-hosted.

Tradeoffs

Targets Redis 5 API compatibility - other versions in progress.

Is DragonflyDB a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-05-04. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers needing a Redis or Memcached alternative

Why consider it

It provides performance and scalability improvements

Keep in mind

It currently only targets Redis 5 API compatibility

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