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Azure Managed Redis vs Garnet

Azure Managed Redis

azure.microsoft.com

Garnet

microsoft.github.io

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FigureAzure Managed RedisGarnet
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYes—
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
APIYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published42
Spec score · Caching Software7.3 (#15)8.0 (#7)
SecurityAll tiers support private endpoints, TLS encryption, and Microsoft Entra authentication.Garnet supports TLS/SSL connections and RESP password-based authentication.

Plans

Azure Managed Redis

  • One Year Reserved (High Availability)Price not published
  • PAYG One Node (Non-High Availability)Price not published
  • PAYG Two Node (High Availability)Price not published
  • Three Year Reserved (High Availability)Price not published

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Garnet

  • GarnetFree
  • Azure Cosmos DB Garnet CachePriced on request

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In their own words

Azure Managed Redis

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Garnet

Garnet is a free remote cache-store from Microsoft Research for self-hosted use on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It uses RESP and works with many unmodified Redis clients, including StackExchange.Redis; documented libraries also include Jedis, Redisson, redis-py, node_redis, and go-redis. Its data APIs cover strings, lists, hashes, sets, sorted sets, geo operations, HyperLogLog, bitmaps, ACLs, pub/sub, transactions, and Lua scripting. Garnet can store datasets larger than memory on local or cloud storage and supports checkpointing and recovery. Multi-node mode provides sharding, state migration, and replication. Developers can register C# data structures and read-modify-write operations through its custom operator framework. TLS/SSL and password-based RESP authentication are supported. DiskANN vector database support and Bf-Tree range indexes are marked preview. Garnet is MIT-licensed, but is not intended as a fully compatible Redis replacement and does not support Redis modules. The self-hosted plan is free; you manage infrastructure, updates, and operations. The managed Azure Cosmos DB Garnet Cache is in expanded Private Preview, with no price listed.

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