Amazon ElastiCache

Real-time performance for real-time applications

Why Amazon ElastiCache?

Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed, Valkey-, Memcached- and Redis OSS-compatible service that delivers real-time, cost-optimized performance for modern applications with 99.99% availability. ElastiCache speeds up database and application performance, scaling to millions of operations per second with microsecond response time. ElastiCache also offers enhanced security and reliability when compared to open source alternatives. For modern applications, ElastiCache Global Datastore offers localized reads through fully-managed cross-Region replication. ElastiCache also unlocks cost savings for read-heavy and memory-intensive workloads with additional cost optimization features like data tiering. ElastiCache provides leading security (Amazon VPC, AWS IAM) and compliance standards (HIPAA eligible, FedRAMP authorized, and PCI DSS).

Benefits of ElastiCache

Fast response times

Realize microsecond response times across hundreds of trillions of requests per day.

Cost-optimized performance

Add a cache for frequently read data to maximize resources and lower total cost of ownership.

No capacity management

Create a highly available, serverless cache in under a minute and instantly scale to meet demand.

Business continuity

Achieve a 99.99% SLA with multi–AZ deployments, and bolster disaster recovery with cross-Region replication.

Valkey-, Memcached-, and Redis OSS-compatible

Build applications quickly using popular open source Valkey, Memcached, and Redis APIs.

Use cases

Lower total cost of ownership by easing backend database load

Cache your data and offload database I/O to reduce operational burden, lower costs, and improve database and application performance.

Real-time application data caching

Store frequently used data in memory for microsecond response times and high throughput to support hundreds of millions of operations per second.

Real-time session stores

Store ephemeral session data to quickly personalize gaming, e-commerce, social media, and online applications with microsecond response times.

Real-time leaderboards

Simplify application development with ElastiCache built-in data structures.

Get started with ElastiCache

Training

Explore the basics of creating and using Redis and Memcached clusters

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Guide

Check out the ElastiCache user guides for your specific engine

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