Caffeine
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VisitCaffeine vs Ehcache
What both publish
| Fact | Caffeine | Ehcache |
|---|---|---|
| Eviction | Size-based eviction uses frequency and recency when a configured maximum is exceeded. | The product provides configurable eviction strategies for deciding which entries leave a cache. |
| Purpose | Caffeine is a high-performance, near-optimal in-memory caching library for Java. | Ehcache is an open-source, standards-based Java cache that boosts performance, offloads databases, and simplifies scalability. |
Caffeine plans
- CaffeineFree
Ehcache plans
- EhcacheFree
- Ehcache open-sourceFree
- Enterprise EhcachePriced on request
Pick Caffeine if…
Caffeine suits Java developers who need an in-memory cache with configurable loading, eviction, expiration, and refresh behavior. Its extensions and listed community integrations may also fit projects using JCache, Guava, or the named frameworks.
Pick Ehcache if…
Ehcache suits Java application teams looking to cache application data, database results, or web pages. It may fit projects needing off-heap storage, clustered cache sharing, or JCache compatibility.