Aerospike Database vs Infinispan
Aerospike Database
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| Figure | Aerospike Database | Infinispan |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Key-Value Databases | 9.1 (#1) | 7.6 (#13) |
| Spec score · In-Memory Databases | 9.1 (#2) | 7.6 (#14) |
| Client libraries | The downloads page lists client libraries for C, Java, Go, C#, Python, Node.js, Ruby, Rust, and PHP. | The Hot Rod client page lists Java, Go, JavaScript, C++, .NET, and Python clients. |
| Integrations | Aerospike Connect includes connectors for Elasticsearch, Spark, Kafka, JMS, Pulsar, Trino, and Event Stream Processing, with additional licensing noted for these connectors. | The features page lists native integrations with Spring AI, LangChain4j, LangChain, and Quarkus LangChain4j. |
| Security | Enterprise Edition lists TLS transport encryption, access control lists, Vault integration, and FIPS 140-2 compliance; some security features require additional licensing. | The feature page lists role and permission based access control, security realms, and encryption for inter-cluster traffic and remote endpoints. |
| Transactions | Aerospike 8 provides strict serializability guarantees for distributed ACID transactions. | Infinispan supports distributed transactions with optimistic or pessimistic locking, configurable isolation levels, and XA recovery. |
Plans
Aerospike Database
- Community EditionFree
- Enterprise EditionPriced on request
In their own words
Aerospike Database
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Infinispan
Infinispan is a free, open-source distributed in-memory database that combines caching with full-text and vector search. Its search capabilities include distributed vector indexes, kNN similarity queries, semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation, and semantic caching. Applications can connect through Hot Rod, REST, Redis, or Memcached, with listed client libraries for Java, Go, JavaScript, C++, .NET, and Python. It can run as an embedded library, standalone server, or container image. Deployment options include a Kubernetes Operator and container images on OpenShift, AWS EC2, Azure, and GCP. Listed cache stores include filesystem, JDBC, SQL, RocksDB, and remote Infinispan clusters. Security features include role- and permission-based access control, security realms, and encryption for inter-cluster traffic and remote endpoints. It supports distributed transactions with optimistic or pessimistic locking, configurable isolation levels, and XA recovery. Native integrations listed include Spring AI, LangChain4j, LangChain, and Quarkus LangChain4j. Infinispan is released under the Apache 2.0 license. Its support policy covers only the latest minor release of a major version, with full, limited, and limited-client support distinctions.