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pgagroal is a free, self-hosted connection pool for PostgreSQL, designed to manage application connections to the database.

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#13 of 31
Score
5.9
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What pgagroal is

pgagroal is a free, self-hosted connection pool for PostgreSQL, designed to manage application connections to the database. It supports per-user and per-database limits, pre-filling pools, removing idle connections, and validating connections. Administrators can enable or disable database access and choose graceful or fast shutdown. For operations, it provides remote management and command-line tools for runtime and user administration. Monitoring includes Prometheus metrics and a Grafana 12 dashboard. Authentication options include database-backed queries and a credential vault. The project lists TLS v1.2 or later, with server-only and mutual client/server certificate authentication described in its guide. It can trigger external failover workflows if a PostgreSQL server cannot accept writes, and works with PostgreSQL-compliant drivers such as pgjdbc, Npgsql, and pq. The repository identifies the license as BSD-3-Clause. Listed tested systems include Fedora 38+, RHEL 9.x, Rocky Linux 9.x, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD; the releases page lists packages through Fedora 42/43, RHEL 10, and Rocky Linux 10.

Good

  • Per-user and per-database connection limits
  • Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboard
  • Remote management and command-line administration
  • BSD-3-Clause license

Watch out

  • Designed for PostgreSQL
  • Requires a self-hosted deployment
  • Listed tested systems vary from listed package availability

Who it suits

pgagroal suits teams running PostgreSQL who want to manage connections in a self-hosted deployment. It also provides monitoring and remote or command-line administration options.

Verdict

pgagroal combines connection management with administration, monitoring, and authentication features for PostgreSQL. Its self-hosted model and listed system support are key considerations when evaluating it.

Plans and prices

From pgagroal's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
pgagroalFreeBSD-3-Clause · self-hosted PostgreSQL connection pool

The facts

Each one read from pgagroal's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Administration
It supports remote management and includes command-line tools for runtime administration and user management.checked 7 Oct 2026
Authentication
It supports database-backed authentication queries and a user vault for credential management.checked 7 Oct 2026
Connection controls
It supports per-user and per-database connection limits, pool prefill, idle connection removal, and connection validation.checked 7 Oct 2026
Current package availability
The releases page lists packages through Fedora 42/43, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, and Rocky Linux 10.checked 7 Oct 2026
Drivers
It works with PostgreSQL-compliant drivers, including pgjdbc, Npgsql, and pq.checked 7 Oct 2026
Failover
It can trigger external failover workflows when a PostgreSQL server can no longer accept writes.checked 7 Oct 2026
License
The project repository identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause.checked 7 Oct 2026
Monitoring
It exports Prometheus metrics and provides a Grafana 12 dashboard.checked 7 Oct 2026
Operations
It can enable or disable database access and supports graceful or fast shutdown.checked 7 Oct 2026
Purpose
pgagroal is a high-performance connection pool for PostgreSQL.checked 7 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to ask questions, raise issues, submit feature requests, and contribute code through GitHub.checked 7 Oct 2026
Supported systems
The repository lists Fedora 38+, RHEL 9.x, Rocky Linux 9.x, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD as tested platforms.checked 7 Oct 2026
Transport security
The project lists TLS v1.2+ support, and its TLS guide describes server-only and mutual client/server certificate authentication.checked 7 Oct 2026

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