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Async vs XCache

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

Async

Async

Development

Async is an open source asynchronous task queue / job queue based on Redis, developed in Python. It allows you to run tasks asynchronously outside of the request/response cycle.

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XCache

XCache

Development

XCache is a free open source PHP opcode cache. It stores precompiled PHP bytecode in shared memory, improving PHP performance by removing the need to load and parse scripts on each request. It's easy to install and configure in PHP.

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