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Best Caffeine Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from caching software ranked against Caffeine on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Accessibility Test Framework for Android Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.9
    Caffeine vs Accessibility Test Framework for Android
  2. 2
    Google Guava Cache AndroidLinuxWin 6.8
    Caffeine vs Google Guava Cache
  3. 3
    Aiven for Valkey Free plan apiLinuxWeb $15/mo6.4
    Caffeine vs Aiven for Valkey
  4. 4
    Amazon ElastiCache Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $6/mo6.3
    Caffeine vs Amazon ElastiCache
  5. 5
    Ehcache Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    Caffeine vs Ehcache
  6. 6
    Garnet Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Caffeine vs Garnet
  7. 7
    Memcached Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.3
    Caffeine vs Memcached
  8. 8
    Squid Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Caffeine vs Squid
  9. 9
    Alibaba Cloud Tair Free trial apiWeb 6.2
    Caffeine vs Alibaba Cloud Tair
  10. 11
    Infinispan Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Caffeine vs Infinispan
  11. 12
    Varnish Cache Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Caffeine vs Varnish Cache
  12. 13
    Yandex SpeechKit apiWeb 5.9
    Caffeine vs Yandex SpeechKit
  13. 14
    Hazelcast Platform Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Caffeine vs Hazelcast Platform
  14. 15
    simpleCache MacWin 5.6
    Caffeine vs simpleCache
  15. 16
    DigitalOcean Managed Caching for Valkey Web $15/mo5.5
    Caffeine vs DigitalOcean Managed Caching for Valkey
  16. 17
    Google Cloud Memorystore Free trial apiWeb $0.05/mo5.5
    Caffeine vs Google Cloud Memorystore
  17. 18
    Varnish Enterprise Free trial Linuxself-hosted 5.5
    Caffeine vs Varnish Enterprise
  18. 19
    cache2k 5.3
    Caffeine vs cache2k
  19. 20
    Ristretto WinMacLinux 5.3
    Caffeine vs Ristretto
  20. 21
    Yandex Managed Service for Valkey Web 5.3
    Caffeine vs Yandex Managed Service for Valkey

Caffeine alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Accessibility Test Framework for Android7.9Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
2Google Guava Cache6.8No—Android, Linux, Windows
3Aiven for Valkey6.4Free plan$15/moAPI, Linux, Web
4Amazon ElastiCache6.3Free plan$6/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Ehcache6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
6Garnet6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Memcached6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
8Squid6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Alibaba Cloud Tair6.2No—API, Web
11Infinispan6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
12Varnish Cache6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13Yandex SpeechKit5.9No—API, Web
14Hazelcast Platform5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15simpleCache5.6No—Mac, Windows
16DigitalOcean Managed Caching for Valkey5.5No$15/moWeb
17Google Cloud Memorystore5.5No$0.05/moAPI, Web
18Varnish Enterprise5.5No—Linux, self-hosted
19cache2k5.3No——
20Ristretto5.3No—Windows, Mac, Linux
21Yandex Managed Service for Valkey5.3No—Web
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Questions about Caffeine alternatives

What is the best alternative to Caffeine?

Accessibility Test Framework for Android, number 1 in caching software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Google Guava Cache, Aiven for Valkey, Amazon ElastiCache and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Caffeine?

Accessibility Test Framework for Android is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.