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Amazon MemoryDB vs RocksDB

Amazon MemoryDB

aws.amazon.com

RocksDB

rocksdb.org

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FigureAmazon MemoryDBRocksDB
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
iOS—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published21
Spec score · Key-Value Databases7.4 (#19)8.1 (#5)
PerformanceAWS says MemoryDB stores the full dataset in memory and provides microsecond read latency and single-digit millisecond write latency.It is optimized for low-latency storage such as flash and high-speed disk drives, and can use read/write rates offered by flash or RAM.
Use casesAWS describes use cases including real-time generative AI applications, web and mobile apps, online games, and media streaming.The project describes use in database storage engines, application data caching, and embedded workloads.
What it doesAmazon MemoryDB is a Valkey- and Redis OSS-compatible durable in-memory database service.RocksDB is an embeddable, persistent key-value store for fast storage.

Plans

Amazon MemoryDB

  • On-demand nodesPrice not published
  • Reserved nodesPrice not published

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RocksDB

  • RocksDBFree

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Amazon MemoryDB

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RocksDB

RocksDB is an embeddable, persistent key-value store for applications that need fast storage. It stores keys and values as arbitrary byte arrays, with ordering determined by a comparator chosen by the user. Its log-structured merge design allows configuration of tradeoffs among write, read, and space amplification, and the project describes it as optimized for low-latency storage on flash drives and high-speed disks. The C++ library supports opening and closing databases, reads and writes, merging, and compaction filters. Described uses include database storage engines, application data caches, and embedded workloads. Multi-threaded compactions support databases holding multiple terabytes; the project describes an audience of application servers storing up to a few terabytes on local or remote systems. RocksDB also has a Java wrapper, RocksJava, with artifacts published through Maven. It is free and open source under either GPLv2 or Apache 2.0, at the user's choice. Building requires GCC 11 or later or Clang 10 or later for C++20 support; values must be smaller than 4 GB.

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