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Memcached vs PerconaXtraDBCluster: What are the differences?
Developers describe Memcached as "High-performance, distributed memory object caching system". 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. On the other hand, PerconaXtraDBCluster is detailed as "Percona XtraDB Cluster is an active/active high availability and high scalability open source solution for MySQL® clustering". Percona XtraDB Cluster is an active/active high availability and high scalability open source solution for MySQL® clustering. It integrates Percona Server and Percona XtraBackup with the Codership Galera library of MySQL high availability solutions in a single package that enables you to create a cost-effective MySQL high availability cluster.
Memcached and PerconaXtraDBCluster can be primarily classified as "Databases" tools.
Memcached is an open source tool with 9K GitHub stars and 2.6K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Memcached's open source repository on GitHub.
Pros of Memcached
- Fast object cache139
- High-performance129
- Stable91
- Mature65
- Distributed caching system33
- Improved response time and throughput11
- Great for caching HTML3
- Putta2
Pros of PerconaXtraDBCluster
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Cons of Memcached
- Only caches simple types2