Amazon ElastiCache vs Google Cloud Memorystore comparison

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Executive Summary
Executive Summary
Updated on Mar 6, 2024

We compared Amazon ElastiCache and Google Cloud Memorystore based on our user's reviews in several parameters.

According to user reviews, Amazon ElastiCache offers seamless scalability, strong performance, and reliable customer service, with some suggestions for improvements in user interface and pricing clarity. On the other hand, Google Cloud Memorystore is praised for its exceptional reliability, cost-effectiveness, and simplified management, but users seek enhancements in scalability options and documentation.

Features: Amazon ElastiCache is praised for its seamless scalability and improved performance. It offers automatic managed service, ensuring high availability and eliminating the need for manual management. Google Cloud Memorystore is highly regarded for its exceptional reliability, consistent performance, efficient scalability, seamless integration with other services, simplified management, cost-effectiveness, and excellent support.

Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Amazon ElastiCache is reported to be straightforward and hassle-free, while the pricing of Google Cloud Memorystore is considered reasonable and competitive. Both products have licensing terms that are transparent and flexible., The ROI for Amazon ElastiCache is positive, with users expressing satisfaction and emphasizing its usefulness and cost-effectiveness. On the other hand, users find Google Cloud Memorystore's ROI significant, as it greatly improves platform response times, reduces latency, and offers high availability, scalability, and ease of use. Additionally, it helps optimize system performance, resulting in cost savings.

Room for Improvement: Amazon ElastiCache has room for improvement in terms of user interface, ease-of-use, documentation, support options, pricing information, and feature customization. On the other hand, Google Cloud Memorystore needs better scalability options, improved documentation, flexible pricing plans, enhanced monitoring and alerting capabilities, faster response times for support, addressing security concerns, and seamless integration with other Google Cloud services.

Deployment and customer support: Users reported varying durations for setting up a new tech solution with Amazon ElastiCache, ranging from three months for deployment to a week for setup. On the other hand, Google Cloud Memorystore users mentioned spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, or just a week for both phases. Careful evaluation of the context is needed to accurately assess the overall duration., Amazon ElastiCache's customer service has been praised for its quality and efficiency, with representatives resolving issues promptly. Users find the support valuable, reliable, and consistently excellent. Google Cloud Memorystore's customer service is also highly commended for being prompt, knowledgeable, and reliable. Users appreciate the assistance in resolving issues and the expertise displayed. The prompt response and guidance offered are highly valued.

The summary above is based on user interviews we conducted recently with Amazon ElastiCache and Google Cloud Memorystore users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.

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Overview

Amazon ElastiCache allows you to seamlessly set up, run, and scale popular open-Source compatible in-memory data stores in the cloud. ... Amazon ElastiCache offers fully managed Redis and Memcached for your most demanding applications that require sub-millisecond response times.

Memorystore for Redis provides a fully managed in-memory data store service built on scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure managed by Google. Use Memorystore to build application caches that provides sub-millisecond data access.

Sample Customers
Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Paypal, Target, The Home Depot
Top Industries
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Computer Software Company21%
Financial Services Firm13%
Manufacturing Company8%
Media Company6%
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Computer Software Company17%
Financial Services Firm14%
Retailer9%
Manufacturing Company9%
Company Size
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Small Business25%
Midsize Enterprise12%
Large Enterprise64%
VISITORS READING REVIEWS
Small Business21%
Midsize Enterprise12%
Large Enterprise67%

Amazon ElastiCache is ranked 3rd in In-Memory Data Store Services while Google Cloud Memorystore is ranked 2nd in In-Memory Data Store Services. Amazon ElastiCache is rated 0.0, while Google Cloud Memorystore is rated 0.0. On the other hand, Amazon ElastiCache is most compared with Azure Cache for Redis, Redis, Varnish Cloud, Hazelcast IMDG and Varnish Enterprise, whereas Google Cloud Memorystore is most compared with Redis, Azure Cache for Redis and Hazelcast IMDG.

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