Ehcache
| Company type | Open-source software |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Caching |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Greg Luck |
| Products | Ehcache, Enterprise Ehcache, BigMemory |
| Parent | Terracotta, Inc. |
Ehcache () represents an open-source Java distributed cache system intended for versatile caching applications, including Java EE environments. It is distributed under the terms of the Apache License 2.0.
Originally created by Greg Luck in 2003, Ehcache was purchased by Terracotta in 2009. Terracotta provides commercial support and enhanced capabilities through its Enterprise Ehcache and BigMemory offerings. Although the fundamental software remains open source, advanced features such as Fast Restartability and Consistency are available exclusively within these commercial versions. In 2011, the Wikimedia Foundation made a temporary implementation of Ehcache to improve wiki responsiveness but discontinued its use after encountering performance challenges during evaluation.
The term Ehcache is notable for being a palindrome.