Azure Managed Redis vs Garnet
Azure Managed Redis
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microsoft.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Azure Managed Redis | Garnet |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Caching Software | 7.3 (#15) | 8.0 (#7) |
| Security | All 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
In their own words
Azure Managed Redis
Azure Managed Redis has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.