Amazon MemoryDB vs Infinispan

Amazon MemoryDB8.7Visit IInfinispan7.3Visit

Higher score Amazon MemoryDB #6 in Key-Value Databases 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Try Amazon MemoryDB

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I Infinispan #24 in Key-Value Databases 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Infinispan

• Amazon MemoryDB fits best

  Durable managed Redis or Valkey workloads

• Infinispan fits best

  Open-source Java-centric clustered data platforms

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon MemoryDB 8.7/10 Visit ↗	IInfinispan 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.3
Ranking	#6 in Key-Value Databases	#24 in Key-Value Databases
Best for	Durable managed Redis or Valkey workloads	Open-source Java-centric clustered data platforms
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$0.20/GB usage-based	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon MemoryDB 3/3 · Infinispan 3/3
TTL support	✓	✓
Clustering support	✓	✓
Multi-region support	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Self_hosted
Maximum value size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Persistence modes	Both	Both
Supported protocols	Valkey Cluster protocol; Redis OSS Cluster protocol; HTTPS	Hot Rod, HTTP/REST, RESP3, Memcached
Our review
Pros	Multi-AZ transactional-log durability with automatic failover JSON documents, vector search, and active-active multi-Region replication TLS, AWS KMS encryption, ACLs, and IAM-based access controls	Distributed and replicated cache modes with cross-site replication ACID transactions, persistence, expiration, and multiple search options Spring, Hibernate/JPA, Quarkus, Kubernetes, and OpenShift integrations
Cons	No free plan; MemoryDB is paid-only On-demand charges vary by node type and usage Multi-Region deployments do not support TTL	Self-hosted deployment adds operational effort Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple caching projects Primarily suited to teams comfortable with Java and clustered infrastructure
Our verdict	Amazon MemoryDB is a fully managed, durable in-memory key-value database for applications that need low-latency reads, fast writes, high throughput, and data durability. It is compatible with Valkey and Redis OSS data structures, commands,… Read the review →	Infinispan is an open-source distributed in-memory database and caching platform for applications that need low-latency data access, clustering, high availability, and replication across data centers. It is aimed particularly at… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon MemoryDB — where it wins

  • Multi-AZ transactional-log durability with automatic failover
  • JSON documents, vector search, and active-active multi-Region replication
  • TLS, AWS KMS encryption, ACLs, and IAM-based access controls

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; MemoryDB is paid-only
  • On-demand charges vary by node type and usage
  • Multi-Region deployments do not support TTL

• Infinispan — where it wins

  • Distributed and replicated cache modes with cross-site replication
  • ACID transactions, persistence, expiration, and multiple search options
  • Spring, Hibernate/JPA, Quarkus, Kubernetes, and OpenShift integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment adds operational effort
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple caching projects
  • Primarily suited to teams comfortable with Java and clustered infrastructure

• Amazon MemoryDB8.7/10 · Paid

  A durable Redis- and Valkey-compatible service for low-latency, scalable workloads.

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• IInfinispan7.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad, Java-centered clustered data platform for self-hosted deployments.

  Visit InfinispanFull verdict →