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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

2024

Amazon ElastiCache Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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

Amey S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Amazingly Efficient and Cost-Friendly!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Amazon ElastiCache from other similar products?

The key differentiators of Amazon ElastiCache compared to other similar products include: ElastiCache offers seamless integration with other AWS services, making it a preferred choice for applications that are already on the AWS ecosystem. This integration allows for easier management and configuration within the AWS environment. ElastiCache provides support for two popular open-source in-memory caching engines: Redis and Memcached. This allows users to choose the caching engine that best suits their application's needs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to scale my cache with demand is a key feature. ElastiCache allows me to scale my cache horizontally or vertically, which is particularly useful in handling varying loads, such as during peak traffic times. Having the option to choose between Redis and Memcached gives me the flexibility to select the caching engine that best fits my application's needs. Both engines have their unique advantages, and being able to choose can be a significant benefit.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If someone are not familiar with AWS services, there might be a learning curve associated with understanding how to effectively implement and manage ElastiCache, along with its integration with other AWS services.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Assess Your Requirements: Clearly understand your application's caching needs. Determine whether you need a caching solution like Memcached, which is straightforward and easy to scale, or Redis, which offers more complex data types and built-in persistence. Plan for Costs: Review the pricing model of ElastiCache and estimate your costs based on your expected usage. Monitor your usage regularly to avoid unexpected charges, and consider using AWS Cost Explorer or setting up billing alerts.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Vivekanandan S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

Spin your cluster with a click of a button

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Amazon ElastiCache from other similar products?

High availability and operational overhead . We dont need anyone manage these clusters we have .

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We are not burdened to manage our redis cluster , thats my fav aspect of using AWS Elasticcache

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing like that , may AWS can introduce auto scaling feature , but not something necessarily needed for us now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

1. Easy deployment 2. Free oneself from managing the clusters 3. Encryption at rest 4. Simple to integrate with workloads

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Praveen B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2023

It comes with Amazon Cloud and its very effective.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Amazon ElastiCache from other similar products?

Amazon Elasticache is easy to integrate and good for replication in DR environments and considering high availability.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Replication

What do you dislike most about this product?

Flexibility needed for integration.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Recommended for DR environment and High Availability

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

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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.

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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.

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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

Amey S.

Amazingly Efficient and Cost-Friendly!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vivekanandan S.

Spin your cluster with a click of a button

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Praveen B.

It comes with Amazon Cloud and its very effective.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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