Best Database Proxy Software in 2026
Updated
In short: MySQL is ranked #1 of 30 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of TurbineProxy and Amazon RDS. The best-ranked option with a free plan is TurbineProxy. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Google Cloud SQL at $0.04/mo.
A database proxy can sit between software and a database, so connection behavior and traffic handling are useful dimensions to compare. Connection pooling, query routing, load balancing and automatic failover describe key capabilities in these entries; maximum connections and supported databases help clarify technical fit. Deployment model, free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer further points of comparison. MySQL, TurbineProxy and Amazon RDS are among the options shown, along with OceanBase Database and Supavisor. Check the supported databases and capacity against your stack, then weigh the routing and deployment details that matter to your workload.
30 database proxy software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Database Proxy Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 7 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 MySQL API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 TurbineProxy API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 03 Amazon RDS API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 04 OceanBase Database API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 05 Supavisor API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 06 TiCDC API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 07 Google Cloud SQL API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6$0.04/mo
- 08 PgBouncer API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 09 PgCat API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 10 PgDog API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 11 Pgpool-II API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 12 ProxySQL API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 13 DBLE API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 14 ShardingSphere-Proxy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 15 Cloudflare Hyperdrive API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.6Free
- 16 Odyssey API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 17 kingshard API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 18 MariaDB Enterprise Analytics API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 19 Heimdall Database Proxy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 20 Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial Aid API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 21 Cetus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 22 Gaea API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 23 HeliosProxy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 24 Mycat2 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 25 pgagroal API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
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Questions about this list
Which database proxy software is ranked first on Inferse?
MySQL is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 7.4. TurbineProxy is second and Amazon RDS third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Google Cloud SQL has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.