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NCache vs Redis: What are the differences?

Introduction

In this article, we will discuss the key differences between NCache and Redis. NCache and Redis are both popular in-memory distributed caching solutions, but they have some fundamental differences in terms of architecture and features.

  1. Scalability: NCache offers horizontal scalability by distributing the cache across multiple servers, making it highly scalable for high-volume applications. On the other hand, Redis provides scalability through replication, where data is replicated across multiple instances, but it does not support direct horizontal scalability.

  2. Data Persistence: NCache provides built-in support for data persistence, allowing cached data to be stored permanently on disk. This ensures data durability even in case of server failures. Redis, on the other hand, relies on asynchronous disk writes for persistence, which may result in data loss in case of unexpected failures.

  3. Data Structure Support: Redis is known for its extensive support of various data structures, such as strings, lists, sets, hashes, and sorted sets. It also provides a rich set of operations to manipulate these data structures. NCache, on the other hand, primarily focuses on key-value caching and does not offer the same level of support for complex data structures.

  4. High Availability: NCache offers high availability through features like synchronous replication, failover, and automatic data backup to ensure uninterrupted access to the cache. Redis, on the other hand, relies on asynchronous replication and lacks built-in failover mechanisms, which can result in some downtime during failover scenarios.

  5. Cache Management: NCache provides a user-friendly GUI-based management tool, which allows administrators to monitor and manage the cache cluster easily. It also provides features like cache monitoring, cache statistics, and real-time alerts. Redis, on the other hand, does not offer a built-in GUI for cache management and relies on command-line tools or third-party management tools.

  6. Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem: NCache is specifically designed for the .NET ecosystem and provides tight integration with Microsoft technologies, such as ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and Entity Framework. It also supports distributed caching of session data for ASP.NET applications. Redis, on the other hand, is a more platform-agnostic solution and provides client libraries for various programming languages.

In Summary, NCache and Redis have key differences in terms of scalability, data persistence, data structure support, high availability, cache management, and integration with the Microsoft ecosystem.

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Pros of NCache
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    • 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
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      Channels concept
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      Object [key/value] size each 500 MB
    • 2
      Simple

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    Cons of NCache
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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 NCache?

      NCache is an open source distributed cache for .NET & .NET Core (Apache 2.0) by Alachisoft. NCache provides an extremely fast and linearly scalable distributed cache that caches application data and reduces expensive database trips.

      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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