MySQL vs Redis

MySQL is the more common of the two in our index: it runs on 8,076 websites against 5 for Redis, and 5 sites use both. Counts come from real scans, not vendor claims.

MySQL: 8,076
Redis: 5

MySQL

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system.

Indexed sites: 8,076
Share of Databases: 82%

Well-known sites using it

All 8,076 sites

Redis is an in-memory data structure project implementing a distributed, in-memory key–value database with optional durability. Redis supports different kinds of abstract data structures, such as strings, lists, maps, sets, sorted sets, HyperLogLogs, bitmaps, streams, and spatial indexes.

Indexed sites: 5
Share of Databases: 0%

Well-known sites using it

All 5 sites

Used together

5 sites run both MySQL and Redis. That is 100% of the sites using Redis, the smaller of the two.

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