Memcached Pricing in 2026
Complete breakdown of Memcached pricing plans, features, and value.
Last updated: February 2026
Pricing Overview
Free (self-hosted) / varies managed
Starting Price
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Free Tier
Open source + managed services
Pricing Model
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150100+
Your Estimate
$60/month
$720/year
You save $180/year with annual billing!
PlanPro
Users5
Per user$12/mo
Included in Pro:
- โAll features
- โPriority support
* Prices may vary. Check official website for current pricing.
Features Included
Data StructuresStrings only
Persistenceโ
ReplicationNo built-in
ClusteringClient-side sharding
Pub/Subโ
Lua Scriptingโ
TTL Supportโ
Transactionsโ
Modulesโ
Max Value Size1MB (default)
Is Memcached Worth It?
โ Worth It If...
- โข Extremely simple and lightweight
- โข Multi-threaded architecture
- โข Lower memory overhead per key
- โข Predictable performance
- โข Mature and battle-tested at scale
- โข Easy horizontal scaling
โ Not Worth It If...
- โข Only supports simple key-value strings
- โข No built-in persistence
- โข No pub/sub or messaging
- โข No built-in replication
- โข Limited max value size (1MB default)
- โข Less active development
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