What is Google Memorystore used for?

Google Memorystore is a managed in-memory data store on Google Cloud for Redis, Valkey and Memcached with sub-millisecond access and high availability. It is a good fit for caching in front of Cloud SQL or other databases, and session storage and leaderboards.

How much does Google Memorystore cost?

Google Memorystore is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Google Memorystore open source?

No. Google Memorystore is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Google Memorystore include Redis, Dragonfly and Valkey.

What are some alternatives to Google Memorystore?

Google Memorystore competes with Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon MemoryDB and Upstash. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Google Memorystore alternatives.

Google Memorystore: features, pricing and alternatives

About Google Memorystore

Memorystore is a fully managed in-memory data store on Google Cloud. It runs Redis, Valkey and Memcached, giving applications fast access to data held in memory, which Google describes as sub-millisecond, along with scalability and high availability.

It is commonly used as a cache in front of slower databases, and for session storage, leaderboards and other workloads that benefit from in-memory data structures. Google operates the instances, handling provisioning, patching and failover, so teams only connect with their usual Redis, Valkey or Memcached clients.

Memorystore is a proprietary Google Cloud service and cannot be self-hosted. Pricing is part of Google Cloud's usage-based model, described on its pricing pages.

Key features

Managed Redis, Valkey and Memcached
Sub-millisecond data access
High availability and scalability
Automated patching and failover
Standard Redis and Memcached clients

Good fit for

→Caching in front of Cloud SQL or other databases
→Session storage and leaderboards

Tags: caching; in-memory; google-cloud; redis; valkey; memcached; managed-service

Google Memorystore: questions and answers

What is Google Memorystore used for?: Google Memorystore is a managed in-memory data store on Google Cloud for Redis, Valkey and Memcached with sub-millisecond access and high availability. It is a good fit for caching in front of Cloud SQL or other databases, and session storage and leaderboards.
How much does Google Memorystore cost?: Google Memorystore is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Google Memorystore open source?: No. Google Memorystore is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Google Memorystore include Redis, Dragonfly and Valkey.
What are some alternatives to Google Memorystore?: Google Memorystore competes with Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon MemoryDB and Upstash. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Google Memorystore alternatives.