Redis Vs Aerospike

Comparison Index	Redis	Aerospike
Introduction	Redis is in-memory data structure store, used as database, cache and message broker.	Aerospike is a flash-optimized in-memory NoSQL Database.
Primary database model	Key-value store	Key-value store
Official Website	redis.io	www.aerospike.com
Technical documentation	redis.io/documentation	www.aerospike.com/docs
Developed By	Salvatore Sanfilippo	Aerospike
Initial release	2009	2012
License	Open Source	Open Source
Cloud-based	No	No
Implementation language	Redis is written and implemented in C language.	Aerospike is also written and implemented in C language.
Server operating systems	BSD, Linux, OS X, Windows	Linux
Data scheme	schema-free	schema-free
XML support	No	No
Secondary indexes	No	Yes
SQL	No	No
APIs and other access methods	proprietary protocol	Proprietary protocol,JDBC
Supported programming languages	C, C#, C++, Clojure, Crystal, D, Dart, Elixir, Erlang, Fancy, Go, Haskell, Haxe, Java, JavaScript (Node.js), Lisp, Lua, MatLab, Objective-C, OCaml info, Perl, PHP, Prolog, Pure Data, Python, R, Rebol, Ruby, Rust, Scala, Scheme, Smalltalk, Tcl	.Net, C, C#, C++, Erlang, Go, Java, JavaScript (Node.js), Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
Server-side scripts	Lua	user defined functions
Triggers	No	No
Partitioning methods	Sharding	Sharding
Replication methods	Master-slave replication	Selectable replication factor
MapReduce	No	Yes
Consistency concepts	Eventual Consistency	Eventual Consistency in cross-datacenter configuration and Immediate Consistency in local cluster configuration
Foreign keys	No	No
Transaction concepts	Optimistic locking, atomic execution of commands blocks and scripts	Atomic execution of operations
Concurrency	Yes	Yes
Durability	Yes	Yes
In-memory capabilities	Yes	Yes
User concepts	Simple password-based access control	Access rights for users and roles
Special Characterstics	Redis is ranked as world?s fastest database. It reduces application complexity, simplifies development, accelerates time to market and provides unprecedented flexibility to developers with its visionary data structures and modules.	Aerospike is an enterprise-class, NoSQL database solution delivering predictable performance at scale, superior uptime, and high availability at the lowest cost compared to first-generation NoSQL or relational databases. Aerospike was mainly built with a highly parallelized architecture to support real-time, Big Data-driven applications that cost-effectively scale up and out.
Comparing Advantages	Redis is an in-memory database platform provides support of wide range of data structures such as strings, hashes, sets, lists, sorted sets, bitmaps, hyperloglogs, and geospatial indexes. Redis provides effortless scaling in a fully automated manner by overseeing all the operations of sharding, re-sharding, migration. It also includes persistence, instant automatic failure detection, backup and recovery, and in-memory replication across racks, zones, datacenters, regions, and cloud platforms.	Optimized for use with SSDs (solid-state hard drives) Scales horizontally and vertically Auto-sharding & auto-healing Smart clients Proven mission-critical deployments in renowned companies across many industries
Key Customers	Key customers of Redis are: Verizon, Vodafone, Atlassian, Trip Advisor, Jet.com, Nokia, Samsung, HTC, Docker, Staples, Intuit, Groupon, Shutterfly, KPMG, TD Bank, UnitedHealthcare, RingCentral, The Motley Fool, Bleacher Report, HipChat, Salesforce, Hotel Tonight, Cirruspath, Itslearning.com, Xignite, Chargify, Rumble Entertainment, Scopely, Havas Digital, Revmob, MSN, Bleacher Report, Mobli, TMZ, Klarna, Shopify etc.	Key customers of Aerospike are: Nielsen, Williams-Sonoma, Inmobi, AppNexus, Telco (confidential), Financial Services (confidential). Partners include Intel, Samsung, Amazon Web Services, Cloudera, Dell and Pivotal
Market Metrics	Redis Labs consists of more than 60000 customers globally and is consistently ranked as a leader in top analyst reports on NoSQL, in-memory and operational databases. Redis is rated as no. 1 cloud database, no.1 database in Docker, no.1 NoSQL datastore, most popular NoSQL database in container.	Aerospike is a combination of speed, scalability, and reliability. It delivers 10 times performance or 1/10th the cost compared to other databases.