PgBouncer

Lightweight connection pooler for PostgreSQL.

Overview

PgBouncer is a single-binary, open-source connection pooler for PostgreSQL. It sits between the application and the PostgreSQL server, maintaining a pool of connections that can be reused by clients. This is crucial for applications that have a high frequency of short-lived connections, as it significantly improves performance and resource utilization.

✨ Key Features

Connection Pooling (Session, Transaction, Statement)
Low memory footprint
High performance
Online restart/upgrade
Support for various authentication methods

🎯 Key Differentiators

Extremely lightweight and simple
Focus solely on connection pooling for PostgreSQL

Unique Value: Provides a simple, highly efficient solution for PostgreSQL connection pooling.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Improving performance for applications with many concurrent connections Reducing resource consumption on the PostgreSQL server Enabling serverless applications to connect to PostgreSQL efficiently

            ✅ Best For
            Connection pooling for serverless functions
Managing connections for large-scale web applications

        

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Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

Applications requiring features beyond connection pooling, like query routing or caching

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💻 Platforms

Desktop

✅ Offline Mode Available

🔌 Integrations

PostgreSQL

💰 Pricing

Contact for pricing

Free Tier Available

Free tier: Fully open-source and free.

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PgBouncer

Overview

✨ Key Features

🎯 Key Differentiators

🎯 Use Cases (3)

✅ Best For

💡 Check With Vendor

🏆 Alternatives

💻 Platforms

🔌 Integrations

💰 Pricing

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