Memcached

Distributed memory caching system

16
Critical · 16/100
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Funding
Unknown
Maintenance
Inactive
Contributors
Few observed
Bus Factor
Unknown
Metrics last updated: (2026-10-25)

Evidence and limitations

Activity source: memcached/memcached via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.

Commits in 30 days
0
Commits in 90 days
0
Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
Unknown

The sampled commit history reached the 90-day boundary or the end of the repository history.

Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.

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Overview

Memcached is a free and open-source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system intended for speeding up dynamic web applications.

Importance

  • Pioneer of web caching
  • Powers high-traffic websites
  • Foundation for application performance
  • Still widely used

Key Features

  • In-memory key-value store
  • Simple protocol
  • Distributed architecture
  • LRU eviction

Sustainability

Financial sustainability and maintainer capacity have not yet been reviewed against current primary sources. See the evidence and support sections above for available information and a way to suggest corrections.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (1)
Memcached
data

Dependency Chain

Upstream
Linux Kernel →
Memcached

Impact Analysis

1 Direct Dependencies
0 Dependent Projects
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