KiviDB Cloud vs Amazon ElastiCache | An ElastiCache alternative
KiviDB Cloud against Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey and Redis OSS: 45% less for 5 GB with a replica, an engine that uses every core, and the same Redis clients. Also on Google Cloud and Azure.
A Redis- and Valkey-compatible database, managed on AWS in the region you already use, for 45% less than ElastiCache at 5 GB with a replica. Your Redis client connects unchanged.
Five reasons teams move from ElastiCache
- 45% less: At 5 GB with a replica $95.54 a month on KiviDB Cloud against $174 for ElastiCache for Valkey, on its cheapest node that holds the data. 18% less at 25 GB.
- Every core runs commands Valkey and Redis OSS run commands on one thread. KiviDB gives each core a worker of its own, so a bigger node means more throughput, not only more memory.
- Search, vectors and JSON in the engine Full-text search, vector search, JSON documents and time series are part of the one binary, the same on every plan.
- Not tied to AWS The same service on Google Cloud and Azure, or inside your own cloud account, with the same API and Terraform provider.
- A price you can read One hourly rate per database, shown before you create it, with data transfer allowances included per plan.
Statements about other services reflect their public documentation as of November 2026. If one is out of date, tell us at support@kividb.io and we will correct it.
KiviDB Cloud and ElastiCache, at three sizes
The same dataset, replicated across two zones, on each service's cheapest configuration that holds it.
| Dataset, with a replica | KiviDB Cloud | Amazon ElastiCache |
|---|---|---|
| 5 GB | $95.54 | $174 |
| 25 GB | $393 | $480 |
| 100 GB | $1,570 | $1,918 |
Monthly, 730 hours, a primary and one replica in another zone, US regions. KiviDB Cloud: Pro on AWS from the live rate card. Others: each service's cheapest published configuration that holds the dataset, from its list price as read on October 5, 2026; the exact configurations are listed under "How we compared" on the home page.
Side by side
| KiviDB Cloud | Amazon ElastiCache | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | KiviDB (Redis and Valkey protocol) | Valkey, Redis OSS or Memcached |
| Commands run on | Every core | One thread, with I/O threads |
| Clouds | AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or your own account | AWS |
| Smallest paid database | $14.52 a month (1 GB, one node) | $9.34 a month (cache.t4g.micro, 0.5 GiB); $18.69 for 1.37 GiB |
| Replicated, 25 GB | $393 a month | $480 a month |
| Private connectivity | AWS PrivateLink | Inside your VPC |
Statements about other services reflect their public documentation as of November 2026. If one is out of date, tell us at support@kividb.io and we will correct it.
Where ElastiCache is the better fit
- Memcached If you run Memcached, ElastiCache offers it. KiviDB speaks the Redis protocol only.
- Inside your VPC with no endpoint ElastiCache nodes live in your own VPC. KiviDB Cloud reaches it through PrivateLink, or runs in your own account with bring your own cloud.
- Very small, spiky caches ElastiCache Serverless bills by data stored and requests. For a cache of a few hundred megabytes that is idle most of the day, that can cost less than any always-on node.
Move over without a rewrite
- Create a database On the cloud and in the region your application already runs in.
- Bring the data Import an .rdb file as a snapshot, or replicate from your current Redis primary until you cut over.
- Change the address Your Redis client, your commands and your code stay as they are. The compatibility page lists the few things that differ.
Try it beside your ElastiCache
Create a free database in the same region, point a copy of your service at it, and compare.