Open-Awesome
CategoriesAlternativesStacksSelf-HostedExplore
Open-Awesome

© 2026 Open-Awesome. Curated for the developer elite.

TermsPrivacyAboutGitHubRSS
  1. Home
  2. Alternatives
  3. Memcached
M

Open Source Alternatives to Memcached

7 alternatives22.7k total stars2.4k total forks2 languages
Visit WebsiteGitHubGitHub

What is Memcached?

Memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system that speeds up dynamic web applications by reducing database load through caching data in RAM.. There are currently 7 open-source alternatives to Memcached, with a combined total of 22.7k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Go.

Showing 7 open-source alternatives

groupcache
groupcachegolang/groupcache

A distributed caching and cache-filling library for Go, designed as a replacement for memcached clusters.

13.3k1.4kGo
1 year ago
go-cache
go-cachepmylund/go-cache

An in-memory key-value store/cache library for Go, similar to Memcached, designed for single-machine applications.

8.8k907Go
2 years ago
Kyoto Tycoon
Kyoto Tycoonalticelabs/kyoto

A lightweight, high-performance network server for the Kyoto Cabinet key-value database with replication and memcached protocol support.

27942C++
2 years ago
bcache
bcacheiwanbk/bcache

A Go library for creating a distributed in-memory cache with eventual consistency and cache stampede prevention.

16420Go
3 years ago
ValuStor
ValuStorSensaphone/ValuStor

A header-only C++ key-value database client for ScyllaDB/Cassandra, designed as a persistent and scalable alternative to memcached.

548C++
8 years ago
clusteredBigCache
clusteredBigCacheoaStuff/clusteredBigCache

A Go library that extends bigcache with clustering support and individual item expiration for distributed applications.

455Go
8 years ago
gocache
gocacheyuseferi/gocache

A data race-free in-memory key-value cache library for Go, suitable for single-machine applications.

233Go
7 months ago
Community-curated · Updated weekly · 100% open source

Found a gem we're missing?

Open-Awesome is built by the community, for the community. Submit a project, suggest an awesome list, or help improve the catalog on GitHub.

Submit a projectStar on GitHub