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Apache Ignite vs memcached

A side-by-side look at Apache Ignite and memcached. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apache Ignite

Apache Ignite

Development

Apache Ignite is an open-source distributed database, caching, and processing platform for real-time, large-scale applications. It provides in-memory computing for speed and high availability by distributing data across a cluster.

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memcached

memcached

Network & Admin

Memcached is an open source, high-performance distributed memory object caching system. It is used to speed up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load for reading/writing frequently accessed data.

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