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Dynomite vs Redis: What are the differences?

Introduction

Dynomite and Redis are both popular distributed key-value stores used for caching and data storage purposes.

Key Differences between Dynomite and Redis

  1. Architecture: Dynomite is designed as a distributed system where multiple Dynomite nodes form a ring topology, allowing for decentralized data storage and fault tolerance. Redis, on the other hand, follows a master-slave replication model, with a single master node and multiple slave nodes.

  2. Scalability: Dynomite is highly scalable and can handle large amounts of data and traffic by distributing it across multiple nodes in the cluster. Redis, while also scalable, has limitations in terms of the maximum amount of data it can handle on a single node due to its in-memory nature.

  3. Data Durability: Dynomite provides eventual consistency and does not guarantee immediate persistence of data. This makes it suitable for use cases where temporary data loss is acceptable, such as in caching scenarios. Redis, on the other hand, offers persistency options like writing data to disk or replication to ensure data durability.

  4. Data Model: Dynomite provides a simple key-value data model, resembling that of Redis. However, Redis supports additional complex data structures such as lists, sets, hashes, and sorted sets, making it more versatile for various use cases.

  5. Built-in Commands: Redis comes with a rich set of built-in commands, allowing for complex operations on data, such as atomic transactions and advanced querying. Dynomite, while supporting basic key-value operations, does not provide the same level of functionality and extensibility.

  6. Community and Ecosystem: Redis has a larger and more active community, with extensive documentation, libraries, and tools available to support its usage. Dynomite, although it has a growing community, has a more limited ecosystem and may require more effort for integration and troubleshooting.

Summary

In summary, Dynomite and Redis differ in their architecture, scalability, data durability, supported data models, built-in commands, and community/ecosystem support. Understanding these differences is crucial when deciding which key-value store best suits specific use cases.

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Pros of Dynomite
Pros of Redis
  • 3
    Multi datacenters or regions
  • 2
    Low latency high throughput
  • 2
    Pluggable APIs (Currently have Redis/Memcached APIs)
  • 1
    Scale
  • 1
    Support many datastores: redis, memcached, rocksdb, etc
  • 886
    Performance
  • 542
    Super fast
  • 513
    Ease of use
  • 444
    In-memory cache
  • 324
    Advanced key-value cache
  • 194
    Open source
  • 182
    Easy to deploy
  • 164
    Stable
  • 155
    Free
  • 121
    Fast
  • 42
    High-Performance
  • 40
    High Availability
  • 35
    Data Structures
  • 32
    Very Scalable
  • 24
    Replication
  • 22
    Great community
  • 22
    Pub/Sub
  • 19
    "NoSQL" key-value data store
  • 16
    Hashes
  • 13
    Sets
  • 11
    Sorted Sets
  • 10
    NoSQL
  • 10
    Lists
  • 9
    Async replication
  • 9
    BSD licensed
  • 8
    Bitmaps
  • 8
    Integrates super easy with Sidekiq for Rails background
  • 7
    Keys with a limited time-to-live
  • 7
    Open Source
  • 6
    Lua scripting
  • 6
    Strings
  • 5
    Awesomeness for Free
  • 5
    Hyperloglogs
  • 4
    Transactions
  • 4
    Outstanding performance
  • 4
    Runs server side LUA
  • 4
    LRU eviction of keys
  • 4
    Feature Rich
  • 4
    Written in ANSI C
  • 4
    Networked
  • 3
    Data structure server
  • 3
    Performance & ease of use
  • 2
    Dont save data if no subscribers are found
  • 2
    Automatic failover
  • 2
    Easy to use
  • 2
    Temporarily kept on disk
  • 2
    Scalable
  • 2
    Existing Laravel Integration
  • 2
    Channels concept
  • 2
    Object [key/value] size each 500 MB
  • 2
    Simple

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Cons of Dynomite
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    • 15
      Cannot query objects directly
    • 3
      No secondary indexes for non-numeric data types
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      No WAL

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    What is Dynomite?

    Dynomite is a generic dynamo implementation that can be used with many different key-value pair storage engines. Currently these include Redis and Memcached. Dynomite supports multi-datacenter replication and is designed for high availability.

    What is Redis?

    Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker. Redis provides data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets with range queries, bitmaps, hyperloglogs, geospatial indexes, and streams.

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