With Microsoft discontinuing the AppFabric support, the .NET industry faces the challenge of finding a robust, high-performance in-memory distributed cache. Fortunately, NCache provides a powerful solution. It is an open-source, scalable distributed cache designed for .NET, Java, Node.js, and Python applications. It offers exceptional scalability and speed, significantly enhancing performance. Undoubtedly, NCache is a proven market commodity and predates AppFabric by about five years.
NCache stands out with its advanced features, including Client Cache to minimize latency, intuitive GUI tools for management and monitoring, and native Java support. Have a look at this AppFabric vs. NCache Comparison and read about these integral caching components yourself.
You can get NCache through GitHub or download it from the Alachisoft Website. Furthermore, NCache is available on-premises and via Cloud (through Azure, Amazon, and others).
Microsoft’s recommended alternative to AppFabric, Azure Redis Cache (a cloud-based managed cache service), has limited advantages for those seeking a comprehensive caching solution. Especially since Microsoft doesn’t support the on-premises version of Redis. Using Azure Redis Cache as a managed cache service means dealing with the additional issue of losing all fine-grained control over your cache. Additionally, it may restrict you to a simpler version of the client-side API.
NCache can be deployed on an Azure Virtual Machine as part of your infrastructure, giving you full control over the deployment. It offers complete control over both client-side and server-side code. Additionally, NCache supports seamless migration between cloud and on-premises environments with no code changes, and also supports hybrid deployments. This flexibility positions NCache as a superior alternative to Redis.
And we haven’t even discussed the distributed caching standards that Redis either doesn’t support. For instance WAN replication, ASP.NET View State Caching, and more, or doesn’t offer simple implementations for (like and more).
So, if you want to replace AppFabric with a 100% native .NET distributed caching solution, you are unlikely to find a better option than NCache – especially since the product comes with 24×7 support, ensuring you won’t be left hanging.
Moreover, we’ve made this migration process to NCache incredibly easy with an AppFabric Wrapper for NCache. This wrapper allows you to keep your existing application code and migrate to NCache without any code changes (with sole exemption of namespaces). So, leave your AppFabric worries behind and download NCache today!
