Azure Managed Redis vs Google Cloud Memorystore

Azure Managed Redis9.2Visit Google Cloud Memorystore9.1Visit

Higher score Azure Managed Redis #2 in Caching Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Azure

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Google Cloud Memorystore #3 in Caching Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Google Cloud

• Azure Managed Redis fits best

  Azure teams needing Redis Enterprise features

• Google Cloud Memorystore fits best

  Google Cloud users wanting managed Redis

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Managed Redis 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Memorystore 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Caching Software	#3 in Caching Software
Best for	Azure teams needing Redis Enterprise features	Google Cloud users wanting managed Redis
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Managed Redis 1/3 · Google Cloud Memorystore 1/3
Edge caching	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data persistence	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
High availability	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cache targets	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported cache engines	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatic patching, updates, scaling, and provisioning Active geo-replication, replication, and failover across Azure regions Redis modules, private networking, TLS, and Entra authentication	High-availability tier adds cross-zone replication and automatic failover Supports read replicas and scaling up to 300 GB Private networking, TLS, monitoring, and logging fit Google Cloud environments
Cons	Paid service with no free plan Persistence options are not the same as automatic backups Primarily suited to applications already operating in the Azure ecosystem	No free plan is available Automatic backups are not supported Usage-based pricing varies by region, capacity, tier, and replicas
Our verdict	Azure Managed Redis is a Microsoft-operated, Redis Enterprise-based in-memory data service for application caching, session data, messaging, search, leaderboards, and other low-latency workloads. It is designed for development, production,… Read the review →	Google Cloud Memorystore is a fully managed in-memory data service for application caches and low-latency workloads. Its Redis offering is aimed at teams running applications on Google Cloud environments such as Compute Engine, Google… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Managed Redis — where it wins

  • Automatic patching, updates, scaling, and provisioning
  • Active geo-replication, replication, and failover across Azure regions
  • Redis modules, private networking, TLS, and Entra authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Persistence options are not the same as automatic backups
  • Primarily suited to applications already operating in the Azure ecosystem

• Google Cloud Memorystore — where it wins

  • High-availability tier adds cross-zone replication and automatic failover
  • Supports read replicas and scaling up to 300 GB
  • Private networking, TLS, monitoring, and logging fit Google Cloud environments

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Automatic backups are not supported
  • Usage-based pricing varies by region, capacity, tier, and replicas

• Azure Managed Redis9.2/10 · Paid

  A managed Redis Enterprise service for low-latency Azure workloads.

  Visit AzureFull verdict →
• Google Cloud Memorystore9.1/10 · Paid

  Managed Redis with standalone and high-availability tiers for Google Cloud workloads.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →