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Cachengo VS IronCache

Compare Cachengo VS IronCache and see what are their differences

Cachengo

Smart storage that is just smarter

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IronCache

Elastic, scalable, highly available, secure cloud-based key/value store.

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Which is more popular?

Cloud Storage popularity
100% vs 0%
alternatives listed
22 vs 8

Base details

Website, pricing, platforms and company facts side by side.

Cachengo
IronCache
Website cachengo.com elements.heroku.com
Listed in
Cloud Storage Cloud Computing Storage Key-Value Database +1
Key-Value Database NoSQL Databases Databases Cache +1

Analysis

An editorial look at what each product does well and who it suits.

Cachengo
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Overall verdict

  • IronCache was a solid, easy-to-integrate cloud caching add-on for Heroku apps, offering a simple key-value store with a hosted, managed backend, though it has since been deprecated and is no longer actively maintained, so newer alternatives are recommended for production use today.

Why this product is good

  • Simple key-value caching API that's easy to integrate with Heroku applications
  • Fully managed and hosted, so no infrastructure to maintain yourself
  • Offered a free tier and usage-based pricing suitable for small to medium projects
  • Language-agnostic with client libraries for popular languages like Ruby, Python, Node.js, and PHP
  • Seamless provisioning through the Heroku Elements marketplace

Recommended for

  • Heroku-hosted apps needing lightweight, managed caching without self-hosting
  • Small to medium projects wanting quick setup and minimal operational overhead
  • Developers prototyping applications that need simple key-value storage
  • Teams already invested in the Iron.io ecosystem (though note the service is now largely deprecated—consider Redis-based add-ons like Heroku Data for Redis or Memcached for new projects)

Videos

Walkthroughs and reviews on video.

Cachengo 2 videos + Add
IronCache 0 videos + Add

What is Cachengo?

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  • Review - Unboxing a Bento from Cachengo

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Category popularity

How often each product is chosen within a category, 0–100% relative to the other.

Score bands 0–20 21–40 41–50 51–60 61–100
Cachengo
IronCache
100% 100%
Cloud Storage
0% 0%
44% 44%
Key-Value Database
56% 56%
100% 100%
Business & Commerce
0% 0%
0% 0%
Cache
100% 100%

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