Caffeine vs Google Guava Cache
| Caffeine | Google Guava Cache | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | Android, Linux, Windows |
| Deployment | self_hosted | self_hosted |
| Cache targets | in-memory application data | application objects, computed values, and database-backed values |
| Edge caching | No | No |
| Supported cache engines | Caffeine cache, JSR-107 JCache, Guava Cache | Guava Cache, LoadingCache |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Data persistence | — | No |
Both are listed in Best Caching Software. On The Geeks Club, Caffeine scores higher on our published basis.