Dragonfly

Dragonfly vs. Redis

Better performance, more memory efficient, simpler operations, and dramatically lower cost. Learn why Dragonfly is the in-memory data infrastructure for modern cloud applications.

Throughput in QPS
125k
3900k
SET
130k
3800k
GET
115k
4300k
SETEX
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Dragonfly
QPS benchmark on AWS c6gn.16xlarge. Snapshot benchmark on AWS c6gn.4xlarge. Source.
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Capability Comparison 

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Dragonfly

  • Redis API Compatibility
  • Memcached API Compatibility
  • QPS per Instance
    3.9M
  • Snapshotting Speed
    1260MB/s
  • Lua
    5.4.4
  • Async Core
  • LRFU Eviction
  • Native OpenTelemetry
  • Threading Model
    Multi-Threaded & Shared Nothing
  • Memory Efficiency
    40% Less Memory with Dashtable
  • Deployment & Operations
    Simplified Operations
  • Scalability
    Vertical & Horizontal Scaling

Redis

  • Redis API Compatibility
  • Memcached API Compatibility
  • QPS per Instance
    150K
  • Snapshotting Speed
    107MB/s
  • Lua
    5.1
  • Async Core
  • LRFU Eviction
  • Native OpenTelemetry
  • Threading Model
    Single-Threaded with Enhanced I/O
  • Memory Efficiency
    Traditional Hash Table
  • Deployment & Operations
    Complex Cluster Management
  • Scalability
    Premature Horizontal Scaling

Trusted by developers from

  • Buzzfeed
  • Ubisoft
  • Epic Games
  • Jetblue
  • Wayfair

Why Dragonfly?

Dragonfly is a drop-in Redis replacement that is designed for heavy data workloads running on modern cloud hardware. Migrate in less than a day and experience up to 25X better performance at 80% lower cost.

  • Extreme Performance

    Dragonfly's multi-threaded architecture and modern data structures deliver 25X better performance compared to Redis.

  • Cost Efficient

    Dragonfly is designed to fully utilize modern cloud hardware, reducing wasted resources and slashing costs by up to 80%.

  • Simple Operations

    Dragonfly can scale vertically first, reducing the need to rely on complex clusters and dramatically simplifying operations.

Start Building Today 

Dragonfly is fully compatible with the Redis ecosystem and requires no code changes to implement. Instantly experience up to a 25X boost in performance and 80% reduction in cost