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Amazon ElastiCache VS Redis_

As of 4 November 2026, Redis is named by 4,550 companies and Amazon ElastiCache by 311; Amazon ElastiCache skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 55%), Redis to companies over 1,000 (20% vs 32%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Amazon ElastiCache's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Redis rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Amazon ElastiCache: 2–200 employees
43%
Redis: 2–200 employees
55%
Amazon ElastiCache: 1,000+ employees
32%
Redis: 1,000+ employees
20%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
311companies name Amazon ElastiCache
4,550companies name Redis
273name both
650 · 10,600postings in 90 days, Amazon ElastiCache · Redis
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAmazon ElastiCacheshareRedisshareLeans
Self-employed83%2155%Redis
2-10 employees227%55512%Redis
11-50 employees4615%93321%Redis
51-200 employees6521%1,01522%even
201-500 employees4414%59913%even
501-1000 employees279%3337%even
1001-5000 employees5217%47911%Amazon ElastiCache
5001-10000 employees155%1253%Amazon ElastiCache
10,001+ employees3210%2967%Amazon ElastiCache
By industry
SegmentAmazon ElastiCacheshareRedisshareLeans
Technology & software16653%2,66859%Redis
Business & finance services7223%82718%Amazon ElastiCache
Media & content196%2395%even
Consumer services & leisure124%1233%even
Manufacturing & industry114%2115%even
Commerce & trade72%1153%even
Transport, logistics & rental62%581%even
Public, community & associations52%541%even
Health care31%381%even
Hospitality & travel31%571%even
Property & construction31%521%even
Automotive21%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure––742%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon ElastiCacheshareRedisshareLeans
United States20064%2,56556%Amazon ElastiCache
United Kingdom206%2967%even
Brazil103%822%even
Japan103%––outside top 12
India93%1944%even
Canada62%712%even
Germany52%1513%even
France52%1223%even
Belgium41%––outside top 12
Lithuania41%––outside top 12
Australia31%391%even
Netherlands31%541%even
Poland––742%outside top 12
Singapore––521%outside top 12
Spain––421%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon ElastiCacheshareRedisshareLeans
Software engineering60570%10,97174%Redis
IT operations & business systems15318%8446%Amazon ElastiCache
Data & AI253%1,1688%Redis
Product, program & project management51%1041%even
Finance & accounting40%100%even
Engineering (non-software)30%2181%even
Customer service & success20%620%even
Education & training20%150%even
hospitality and food service20%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment20%640%even
General management & consulting10%50%even
Marketing & communications10%90%even
Unclassified10%570%even
Sales––290%outside top 12
construction and civil––110%outside top 12
research and science––70%outside top 12
Human resources––60%outside top 12
Design & UX––50%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––40%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––30%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––20%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––20%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––20%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––10%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
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Redis is named by 4,550 companies in job postings and Amazon ElastiCache by 311; 273 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-elasticache-vs-redis)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Amazon ElastiCache vs Redis: questions

Which is more used, Amazon ElastiCache or Redis?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Redis (4,550) over Amazon ElastiCache (311). By website-and-DNS footprint, Redis (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon ElastiCache?

43% of Amazon ElastiCache companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 55% for Redis. 32% of Amazon ElastiCache companies have over 1,000 employees, against 20% for Redis.

Do companies run both?

273 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon ElastiCache in marketing and Redis in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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