MemCachier vs Redis Cloud
A comparison of MemCachier and Redis Cloud built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick MemCachier if
- Teams that specifically want Memcached's simpler protocol rather than Redis's data structures, and prefer a flat monthly price over metered billing.
- Pick Redis Cloud if
- Teams that want Redis from the company that maintains it, with an on-demand hourly Essentials tier cheap enough to run a small production workload without committing to a fixed plan.
2 sourced criteria separate them:
- Entry paid plan
- MemCachier: Basic tier: starting around $14/month, with 100MB, 250MB or 500MB storage options.
- Redis Cloud: Essentials: from $0.007/hour, $5/month total. 250 MB-100 GB RAM and SSD, single DB.
- Pricing model
- MemCachier: Fixed monthly subscription tiers by cache size, not metered per-operation or per-GB usage.
- Redis Cloud: On-demand hourly billing. Data transfer is included in the price, with limits.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
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At a glance.
| Criterion | MemCachier | Redis Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | Basic tier: starting around $14/month, with 100MB, 250MB or 500MB storage options. | Essentials: from $0.007/hour, $5/month total. 250 MB-100 GB RAM and SSD, single DB. |
| Pricing model | Fixed monthly subscription tiers by cache size, not metered per-operation or per-GB usage. | On-demand hourly billing. Data transfer is included in the price, with limits. |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- MemCachier
- Basic tier: starting around $14/month, with 100MB, 250MB or 500MB storage options.
- Redis Cloud
- Essentials: from $0.007/hour, $5/month total. 250 MB-100 GB RAM and SSD, single DB.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- MemCachier Pricing ↗
“~$14/month. 100MB, 250MB, or 500MB.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
- Redis Cloud Pricing ↗
“From $0.007/hour. Total $5/month. 250 MB-100 GB RAM & SSD, single DB.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
Pricing model
- MemCachier
- Fixed monthly subscription tiers by cache size, not metered per-operation or per-GB usage.
- Redis Cloud
- On-demand hourly billing. Data transfer is included in the price, with limits.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- MemCachier Pricing ↗
“Tiered pricing with monthly subscription costs increasing based on cache size and features.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
- Redis Cloud Pricing ↗
“On demand. Data Transfer: Included in price, limited.”
Read 2026-09-11 · official pricing
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Which should you choose?
Choose MemCachier if…
Teams that specifically want Memcached's simpler protocol rather than Redis's data structures, and prefer a flat monthly price over metered billing.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Redis Cloud if…
Teams that want Redis from the company that maintains it, with an on-demand hourly Essentials tier cheap enough to run a small production workload without committing to a fixed plan.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- MemCachier: Durability matters — Memcached is inherently in-memory-only by design, unlike some Redis-compatible competitors in this category that offer disk persistence.
- Redis Cloud: Multi-region active-active replication is needed on a small budget — that's a Pro-tier feature here, where a serverless competitor may price per-region replication into a lower-cost plan.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: MemCachier or Redis Cloud?
MemCachier: Basic tier: starting around $14/month, with 100MB, 250MB or 500MB storage options.
Redis Cloud: Essentials: from $0.007/hour, $5/month total. 250 MB-100 GB RAM and SSD, single DB.
Should I choose MemCachier or Redis Cloud?
Pick MemCachier if Teams that specifically want Memcached's simpler protocol rather than Redis's data structures, and prefer a flat monthly price over metered billing.
Pick Redis Cloud if Teams that want Redis from the company that maintains it, with an on-demand hourly Essentials tier cheap enough to run a small production workload without committing to a fixed plan.