> To me, spinning up multiple copies of the database is cheating. What if the database was designed to be run that way? > You're comparing a box of Apples to

> To me, spinning up multiple copies of the database is cheating. What if the database was designed to be run that way? > You're comparing a box of Apples to a single apple. Precisely. Dragonfly is a box of apples. Redis is a single apple that can be put in a box with other apples. If you run a "benchmark" comparing your box of apples against a sole apple, you're being either stupid or dishonest.