Apache Geode vs Dragonfly
Apache Geode
geode.apache.orgDragonfly
dragonflydb.ioSide by side
| Figure | Apache Geode | Dragonfly |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $36/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · In-Memory Databases | 8.9 (#3) | 8.1 (#9) |
| Architecture | Geode uses data replication, partitioning, and distributed processing to support low-latency, high-concurrency applications. | Dragonfly uses a multi-threaded, shared-nothing architecture that processes work across CPU cores. |
| Company headquarters | LinkedIn lists the Apache Software Foundation headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. | LinkedIn lists Dragonfly’s headquarters as Tel Aviv. |
| Deployment | The installation guide describes installing Geode on physical or virtual machines and provides Unix and Windows instructions. | Dragonfly can be run locally via Docker, and its single binary can be deployed via Docker, Kubernetes, or elsewhere. |
| Security | Geode supports authentication, authorization, role-based access control, and SSL communication, but these measures are absent from the default installation. | Dragonfly Cloud lists RBAC, ACL, user access management, and administrative audit logs as security controls. |
| Support | The project's hosted support options are its user mailing list and issue tracker, with release support provided by project volunteers. | Dragonfly Cloud offers support from its engineering team backed by contractual SLAs; its pricing page also lists dedicated support for Business. |
Plans
In their own words
Apache Geode
Apache Geode is a data management platform for applications that need consistent, real-time access to data across distributed cloud architectures. It combines replication, partitioning, and distributed processing for low-latency, high-concurrency workloads. Data is stored in memory, with options for off-heap storage, compression, disk overflow, eviction, and expiration. Its write-ahead-log persistence is designed to speed parallel recovery of nodes or a whole cluster. Geode supports distributed ACID transactions and OQL queries, including joins. Clients can subscribe to server-side data events; servers can respond synchronously or asynchronously with ordered delivery. Clusters can replicate across WANs in several arrangements, including active-active, active-passive, ring, hub-spoke, and star. Listed client options include Java, C++, and C# .NET Framework, alongside a REST API for other languages. The software is free as binary and source distributions under the Apache License. Authentication, authorization, role-based access control, and SSL are available, but are not active in the default installation.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.