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Amazon ElastiCache

Ch 037.4of 26 Caching Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan · paid from $6/mo
  3. 3High availabilityYes
3 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: aws.amazon.com
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Overview

Amazon ElastiCache is ranked #3 of 26 in caching software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $6/mo.

Amazon ElastiCache plans and pricing

All plans
AWS Free Tier Free New AWS Free Tier signups can choose a Free Plan with $100 in credits and up to an additional $100 for activating foundational AWS services. Credits apply across participating AWS services · Excludes AWS GovCloud (US) and China (Beijing) Regions aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
ElastiCache Serverless $6/mo Pay for data stored in GB-hours and requests measured in ECPUs; Valkey pricing starts at $6/month. No minimum fee or upfront commitment · Minimum metered storage is 100 MB for Valkey and 1 GB for Memcached and Redis OSS aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
On-demand nodes Not published Hourly from launch until termination; each partial node-hour is billed as a full hour. No long-term commitment · Price depends on node type and number of nodes aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Database Savings Plans Not published Commit to a specific amount of usage measured in $/hour over a 1-year term. Flexible pricing model · Eligible usage details are on the Database Savings Plans pricing page aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on caching software

Free plan
Noaws.amazon.com
Paid from
$6/moaws.amazon.com
High availability
Yesaws.amazon.com

Facts

Purpose
Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed caching service compatible with Valkey, Memcached, and Redis OSS that delivers microsecond latency performance.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Deployment
Customers can run ElastiCache as a serverless cache or as a node-based cluster.docs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Scaling
ElastiCache Serverless monitors compute, memory, and network use and scales vertically and horizontally as demand changes.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Use cases
AWS describes use cases including application data caching, semantic caching, data stores, session stores, and leaderboards.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Database integrations
ElastiCache can serve as a front-end caching layer for Amazon RDS, Aurora, DocumentDB, and DynamoDB, and can improve performance with EC2 and EMR.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Management integrations
Users can create a serverless cache through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDK, or AWS CLI.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Monitoring
Amazon CloudWatch metrics provide more than 40 operational metrics for ElastiCache resources at no additional charge.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security
ElastiCache supports encryption in transit and at rest, IAM authentication, Valkey or Redis OSS AUTH, and role-based access control.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Network protection
ElastiCache resources can run in Amazon VPC, and AWS PrivateLink provides private access to ElastiCache API operations.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compliance
AWS lists SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO, MTCS, C5, PCI, HIPAA, and FedRAMP among ElastiCache compliance programs.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Notable limit
Data tiering is not available with ElastiCache Serverless.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Extended support
For provisioned Redis OSS instances, Extended Support costs an 80% premium in Years 1 and 2 and a 160% premium in Year 3, with pricing depending on Region and calendar date.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026
Maker founding
AWS says Amazon Web Services launched in spring 2006.aws.amazon.com · 30 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
2006aws.amazon.com · 23 Sept 2026

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