tidwall/pogocache

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2515 stars · 77 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Pogocache is a fast in-memory caching server written in C with a focus on low latency and CPU efficiency. It speaks Memcache, Redis/Valkey (RESP), HTTP, and Postgres wire protocols, and can also be compiled directly into applications as an embedded library.

Use cases

• fast in-memory key-value cache server
• drop-in replacement for redis or memcached with lower latency
• cache accessible over http with curl
• embed a cache directly into a C application
• reduce cpu cost of caching infrastructure
• low-latency session or object caching

When to choose

• you need maximum cache throughput and lowest latency per request
• you want redis/memcache protocol compatibility without running redis
• cpu efficiency and operating cost matter
• you want an embeddable single-file cache library

When to avoid

• you need redis persistence, replication, or rich data structures
• you require a mature ecosystem with long production track record
• you need windows support or cluster sharding features

Facets

service · maturity active

caching http-server database databases performance backend developer-tools self-hosted cpp in-memory-cache redis-compatible memcache-compatible low-latency embeddable resp-protocol postgres-wire-protocol linux macos docker

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