4 Redis Alternatives For Scalability And Performance
Rethink Redis strategy when overwhelmed by connections. Explore 4 alternatives: KeyDB (multithreading), Dragonfly (speed demon), Skytable (Rust's answer to scalability) or stick with mature Redis.
When your system is overwhelmed by endless Redis connections, it’s time to rethink your strategy. Let’s explore four alternatives that balance scalability and performance. Whether you’re chasing raw throughput or need advanced features, here’s a breakdown of what each contender brings to the table. 1. Redis – Still King, But Mind the Threads Redis has earned its stripes as the go-to in-memory store, but even legends have limits. Here’s the scoop: Single-threaded simplicity: Redis handles commands in a single thread, which keeps things predictable. The I/O threading added in v6.0 h...