Garnet vs Momento Cache
Garnet
microsoft.github.ioMomento Cache
gomomento.comSide by side
| Figure | Garnet | Momento Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.02/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Caching Software | 8.0 (#7) | 7.1 (#17) |
| Integrations | The documented Redis client libraries include StackExchange.Redis, Jedis, Redisson, redis-py, node_redis, and go-redis. | Momento describes a Drupal Cache integration module for caching Drupal sites and applications. |
| Security | Garnet supports TLS/SSL connections and RESP password-based authentication. | Momento says its Cache API requires TLS connections, encrypts data in memory and at rest, and authenticates each request with an API key or short-lived scoped token. |
Plans
Momento Cache
- Flex capacity — Standard tier$0.02 a month
- Flex capacity — Performance tier$0.03 a month
- Cluster nodes (on-demand)Price not published
In their own words
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.
Momento Cache
Momento Cache has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.