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Best PgBouncer Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from database proxy software ranked against PgBouncer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    MySQL Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 7.3
    PgBouncer vs MySQL
  2. 2
    OceanBase Database Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    PgBouncer vs OceanBase Database
  3. 3
    PgDog Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    PgBouncer vs PgDog
  4. 4
    ShardingSphere-Proxy Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    PgBouncer vs ShardingSphere-Proxy
  5. 6
    TurbineProxy Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    PgBouncer vs TurbineProxy
  6. 7
    pgagroal Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    PgBouncer vs pgagroal
  7. 8
    ProxySQL Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.7
    PgBouncer vs ProxySQL
  8. 9
    TiCDC Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.7
    PgBouncer vs TiCDC
  9. 10
    Amazon RDS Free plan apiWeb Free6.6
    PgBouncer vs Amazon RDS
  10. 11
    DBLE Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    PgBouncer vs DBLE
  11. 12
    PgCat Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    PgBouncer vs PgCat
  12. 13
    Pgpool-II Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    PgBouncer vs Pgpool-II
  13. 14
    Supavisor Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.5
    PgBouncer vs Supavisor
  14. 15
    Cloudflare Hyperdrive Free plan Web Free6.3
    PgBouncer vs Cloudflare Hyperdrive
  15. 16
    Google Cloud SQL Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.04/mo6.3
    PgBouncer vs Google Cloud SQL
  16. 17
    Odyssey LinuxMacself-hosted 6.3
    PgBouncer vs Odyssey
  17. 18
    Heimdall Database Proxy Free trial Linuxself-hosted 6.1
    PgBouncer vs Heimdall Database Proxy
  18. 19
    kingshard self-hosted 5.9
    PgBouncer vs kingshard
  19. 20
    MariaDB Enterprise Analytics Linuxself-hosted 5.9
    PgBouncer vs MariaDB Enterprise Analytics
  20. 21
    Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial Aid WebWin 5.8
    PgBouncer vs Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial Aid

PgBouncer alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1MySQL7.3Free plan—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2OceanBase Database7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3PgDog6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4ShardingSphere-Proxy6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6TurbineProxy6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7pgagroal6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
8ProxySQL6.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
9TiCDC6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
10Amazon RDS6.6Free planFreeAPI, Web
11DBLE6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12PgCat6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
13Pgpool-II6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
14Supavisor6.5Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
15Cloudflare Hyperdrive6.3Free planFreeWeb
16Google Cloud SQL6.3No$0.04/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Odyssey6.3No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted
18Heimdall Database Proxy6.1No—Linux, self-hosted
19kingshard5.9No—self-hosted
20MariaDB Enterprise Analytics5.9No—Linux, self-hosted
21Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial Aid5.8No—Web, Windows
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Questions about PgBouncer alternatives

What is the best alternative to PgBouncer?

MySQL, number 1 in database proxy software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: OceanBase Database, PgDog, ShardingSphere-Proxy and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to PgBouncer?

MySQL is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.