# Hazelcast Platform vs Redis Software Comparison

| | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 13 | 134 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (50.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (55.0% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Hazelcast Platform

Pros:
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Fast Processing (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (1 reviews)
- Navigation Difficulty (1 reviews)

### Redis Software

Pros:
- Useful (2 reviews)
- Cost Efficiency (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Data Size Limitations (1 reviews)
- Expensive (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.9 (111 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (111 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (31 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.8 (78 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.4 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (104 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Hazelcast Platform

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Redis Software

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Event Stream Processing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Sources** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting & Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Replication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Solution Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Infrastructure Compatibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Solution Provision

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **System Failover** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Service Provision** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Key Value Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | 8.5/10 | 20 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 8.6 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 9.1 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | 8.2 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.1 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Security

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 7.9 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.5 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.6 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Support

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | 8.5/10 | 9 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Graph Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built - In Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Event Triggers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **BI Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Vector Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Indexing

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Filters

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Retrieval intelligence - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Advanced relevance tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query understanding & expansion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multistage retrieval & re-ranking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Context-aware & personalized search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Embedding & model management - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Embedding versioning & lifecycle management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multimodal search support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pluggable embedding & LLM providers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### LLM retrieval & RAG optimization - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Retrieval pipeline orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **LLM-aware retrieval optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hybrid retrieval strategy optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Enrichment & Index Intelligence - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incremental & streaming index updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in data enrichment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security & governance - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Fine-grained access controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data residency & retention policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit logs & retrieval traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Operations, observability & reliability - AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Search analytics & relevance debugging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **High availability & disaster recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduled Backups** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **On-Demand Restoration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security and Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deduplication ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Big Data Processing and Distribution

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lake** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Machine Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Preparation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Processing

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Big Data

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Hazelcast Platform** | N/A | N/A |
| **Redis Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Key Value Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/key-value-databases), [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases)

**Unique to Hazelcast Platform (7):** [Event Stream Processing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/event-stream-processing), [Data Replication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-replication), [Stream Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stream-analytics), [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution), [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Time Series Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/time-series-databases), [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database)

**Unique to Redis Software (2):** [Graph Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/graph-databases), [ AI Search & Retrieval Infrastructure Platforms Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-search-retrieval-infrastructure-platforms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Hazelcast Platform | Redis Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 50.0% | 55.0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.0% | 25.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 25.0% | 19.4% | 

### By Industry

#### Hazelcast Platform

- **Financial Services:** 16.7%
- **Computer Software:** 16.7%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 8.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 8.3%
- **Retail:** 8.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 8.3%
- **Banking:** 8.3%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 8.3%
- **Accounting:** 8.3%

#### Redis Software

- **Computer Software:** 28.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.2%
- **Internet:** 12.4%
- **Computer Games:** 3.9%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.1%
- **Higher Education:** 3.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.1%
- **Gambling & Casinos:** 2.3%
- **Financial Services:** 2.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 18.6%

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## Top Discussions

### Hazelcast Platform

No discussions available for this product.

### Redis Software

- Title: [What is Redis used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-redis-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Distributed cache"
- Title: [Is there any way to store JSON by not converting into string](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-way-to-store-json-by-not-converting-into-string) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "G2 is not honest.

I wrote 4 detailed reviews because I should win a $10 Amazon gift card for each review. According to G2 dashboard, my reviews reached..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/hazelcast-platform-vs-redis-software)