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Ehcache vs Memcached: What are the differences?

Introduction

Ehcache and Memcached are both popular caching solutions used by developers to improve the performance and scalability of their applications. While they serve a similar purpose, there are key differences between the two.

  1. Architecture: Ehcache is an in-memory caching solution that can be used as a standalone cache or integrated with other frameworks. It stores data in the Java heap memory of the application. On the other hand, Memcached is a distributed caching system that stores data in a separate process or server, allowing it to be shared across multiple applications or servers.

  2. Data Persistence: Ehcache provides the option to persist cached data on disk or in a database. This allows data to be retained even after the application restarts. In contrast, Memcached does not provide built-in data persistence and relies on the principle of ephemeral caching, where data is temporary and not guaranteed to be available after a restart.

  3. Scalability: Memcached is designed for high scalability and can be easily deployed in a distributed manner. It supports a distributed hash table (DHT) algorithm for data partitioning and replication across multiple Memcached servers. In comparison, Ehcache is primarily designed for single-server deployments and does not have built-in support for distributed caching.

  4. API and Language Support: Ehcache is tightly integrated with the Java programming language and provides a comprehensive set of APIs for Java developers. It also offers support for some other JVM languages like Scala and Groovy. In contrast, Memcached has a language-agnostic API, making it accessible to developers using languages such as PHP, Python, Ruby, and more.

  5. Consistency and Synchronization: Ehcache provides strong consistency guarantees and supports synchronization mechanisms like locking and transactional caching. This ensures data integrity in multi-threaded or clustered environments. Memcached, on the other hand, does not provide built-in mechanisms for consistency and synchronization, as it primarily focuses on high-speed caching operations.

  6. Community and Ecosystem: Ehcache has a strong community support and is widely used in Java-based enterprise applications. It is actively maintained and backed by companies like Terracotta. Memcached also has a large community and is popular among developers working with web and distributed systems. It is open-source and has numerous client libraries available for various programming languages.

In Summary, Ehcache and Memcached differ in their architecture, data persistence, scalability, language support, consistency guarantees, and community/ecosystem. These differences make them suitable for different use cases and development environments.

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Hi guys! I need an in-memory key/value storage with a lifespan for each key What do you recommend me to use? I was thinking about using a ConcurrentHashMap, with a scheduled thread evicting keys when apply. In fact, it is a possibility due because the performance is not important. But, on the other side, I have considered using any library such as Memcached, Ehcache, guava...

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Redis can do the same jobs as Memcached, ECache or any other im-memory caching tool and can do them better. - Redis can act as a cache as well. It can store key/value pairs too. In Redis, they can even be up to 512MB. - Redis is better documented than Memcached and ECached. - Supports many data types. (Strings, Hashes, Lists, Sets, Sorted Sets, Geo, Bitmap and HyperLogLog) - Redis provides pub/sub as well. - Redis can be scaled easily horizontally if needed using its own tool Redis Sentinel. - Wide variety of client libraries in almost every language.

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Pros of Ehcache
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    Way Faster than Redis and Elasticache Redis
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    Easy setup
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    Simpler to run in testing environment
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    Container doesn't have to be running for local tests
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    Fast object cache
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    High-performance
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    Stable
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    Mature
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    Distributed caching system
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    Improved response time and throughput
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    Great for caching HTML
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    Putta

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      Only caches simple types

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    What is Ehcache?

    Ehcache is an open source, standards-based cache for boosting performance, offloading your database, and simplifying scalability. It's the most widely-used Java-based cache because it's robust, proven, and full-featured. Ehcache scales from in-process, with one or more nodes, all the way to mixed in-process/out-of-process configurations with terabyte-sized caches.

    What is Memcached?

    Memcached is an in-memory key-value store for small chunks of arbitrary data (strings, objects) from results of database calls, API calls, or page rendering.

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