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Amazon ElastiCache

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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What is Amazon ElastiCache?

Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed, in-memory caching service supporting flexible, real-time use cases. You can use ElastiCache for caching, which accelerates application and database performance, or as a primary data store for use cases that don't require durability like session stores, gaming leaderboards, streaming, and analytics. ElastiCache is compatible with Redis and Memcached.

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Awards & Recognition

Amazon ElastiCache won the following awards in the Data Replication category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

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Amazon ElastiCache Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Amazon ElastiCache?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Verification and Audits

Encryption

Integration with Cloud Storage

Management Console

Continuous Data Protection

Replication with Cloud

Scheduling

Integration With Storage Arrays

Data Customization

Real Time Migration

On-Prem Sources

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Amazon ElastiCache Reviews

Nandakumar G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Nov 2023

A fast, cloud-native, in-memory cache.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Amazon ElastiCache from other similar products?

Amazon ElastiCache sets itself apart with seamless AWS integration and fully managed, scalable, and versatile in-memory caching options.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

* compatible with redis and memcached engine * As it already supports Redis and Memcached engines, transitioning from self-managed Redis/Memcached to Amazon ElastiCache doesn't require extensive code refactoring. We can seamlessly maintain connectivity using popular open-source clients.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While ElastiCache may be slightly pricier than alternative managed caching services, opting for EC becomes justified when your entire infrastructure is within the AWS environment.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider Amazon ElastiCache for seamless AWS integration and efficient managed caching, especially if your infrastructure is predominantly hosted on AWS. Evaluate the pricing against your specific needs and benefit from its compatibility with popular caching engines like Redis and Memcached.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation
Fair
Security Protects

ajay k.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Need hot data go for elasticache

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon ElastiCache from other similar products?

Easy to integrate and security at utmost level.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Most favourite is security and performance

What do you dislike most about this product?

Service level agreement

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must use this product

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Saravanan M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

"Easy usage Easy to implement Good Features"

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Amazon ElastiCache from other similar products?

Caching and fast storage

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data caching

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost is somewhat high

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good data caching element

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Amazon ElastiCache Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Amazon ElastiCache?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Verification and Audits Compare test, verify and reconcile replication results for accuracy and in support of auditing.

Encryption Protects data in-transit from the sources and also to the target environment.

Integration with Cloud Storage Supports cloud storage vendors like Amazon, Azure, Google, Snowflake, Oracle as targets for replication.

Management Console Visual tools that provides information and management of/on the replication performance, status and errors.

Continuous Data Protection Changed data is replicated continuously and maintained in a journal, allowing an application to be consistently restored and audited.

Replication with Cloud Ability to source data from cloud-based applications and data sources.

Scheduling Has the ability to schedule replication at desired times if not real-time.

Integration With Storage Arrays Supports on-premises storage vendors like SQL Server, DB2, HP, Vertica, Teradata, EMC as targets for replication.

Data Customization Provides full control over what types of data and sources are being backed up.

Real Time Migration The solution can move data to databases in real time, which allows for continual updates of the data. (e.g. Change Data Capture)

On-Prem Sources Ability to source data from on-prem applications and data sources.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Amazon ElastiCache Reviews

Nandakumar G.

A fast, cloud-native, in-memory cache.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

ajay k.

Need hot data go for elasticache

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Saravanan M.

"Easy usage Easy to implement Good Features"

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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Encryption

Integration with Cloud Storage

Management Console

Continuous Data Protection

Replication with Cloud

Scheduling

Integration With Storage Arrays

Data Customization

Real Time Migration

On-Prem Sources

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features