Hazelcast Platform vs Memcached
| Hazelcast Platform | Memcached | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | — | self_hosted |
| Cache targets | — | database-call results, API-call results, page-rendering results |
| Data persistence | — | Yes |
| High availability | — | Yes |
| Supported cache engines | — | Text protocol, Meta Text protocol, Binary protocol, SASL authentication |
Both are listed in Best Caching Software. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Memcached scores higher on our published basis.