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title: "Memcached vs Redis: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Memcached or Redis? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Caching platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Memcached vs Redis: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Memcached or Redis? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Caching platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Memcached and Redis
- **Competitive set**: Caching platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Memcached Share of Search**: 0.22%
- **Redis Share of Search**: 4.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Memcached or Redis?

- In August 2026, Redis had more branded searches than Memcached among caching platforms worldwide. Redis was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Memcached’s 9.9K, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus Memcached’s 0.22%.
- Redis was ahead of Memcached in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Memcached’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide moved from 0.67% to 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Redis’ estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide moved from 11.2% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.

## How did search popularity change for caching platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Memcached worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 9.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Redis worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 201K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Memcached estimated searches | Memcached Share of Search | Memcached rank | Redis estimated searches | Redis Share of Search | Redis rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.67% | 4 | 301K | 11.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 0.19% | 4 | 246K | 2.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 0.33% | 4 | 201K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.47% | 4 | 246K | 7.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 0.46% | 4 | 246K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 0.46% | 4 | 246K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 0.32% | 4 | 246K | 6.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 0.31% | 4 | 246K | 6.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 0.32% | 4 | 201K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.26% | 4 | 165K | 4.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 0.22% | 4 | 201K | 4.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Memcached’s and Redis’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Memcached**: Measured on the search term “memcached”.
- **Redis**: Measured on the search term “redis”.

- [Memcached profile](/demand/global-en/brands/memcached)
- [Redis profile](/demand/global-en/brands/redis)
- [All caching platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/caching-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Memcached or Redis?

In August 2026, Redis had more branded searches than Memcached among caching platforms worldwide. Redis was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Memcached’s 9.9K, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus Memcached’s 0.22%.

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