Best Database Proxy Software in 2026
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30 database proxy software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Database Proxy Software 5 channels on this page · 18 of 40 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeployment modelConnection poolingQuery routingLoad balancingAutomatic failoverSupported databases Spec sheet Score
26 HeliosProxy Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself-hostedConnection poolingYesQuery routingYesLoad balancingYesAutomatic failoverYesSupported databasesPostgreSQL-compatible databases 6/8spec lines stated 5.5
27 Mycat2 Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself-hostedConnection poolingYesQuery routingYesLoad balancingYesAutomatic failovernot statedSupported databasesMySQL, JDBC 5/8spec lines stated 5.5
28 SPQR Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself-hostedConnection poolingYesQuery routingYesLoad balancingnot statedAutomatic failovernot statedSupported databasesPostgreSQL 4/8spec lines stated 5.4
29 Oracle Machine Learning Notebooks Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelnot statedConnection poolingnot statedQuery routingnot statedLoad balancingnot statedAutomatic failovernot statedSupported databasesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.3
30 QueryMesh Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelself-hostedConnection poolingnot statedQuery routingnot statedLoad balancingnot statedAutomatic failovernot statedSupported databasesPostgres 2/8spec lines stated 5.3
Compare all 5 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Connection pooling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | HeliosProxy | 5.5 | No | — | — | self-hosted | Yes |
| 27 | Mycat2 | 5.5 | No | — | — | self-hosted | Yes |
| 28 | SPQR | 5.4 | No | — | — | self-hosted | Yes |
| 29 | Oracle Machine Learning Notebooks | 5.3 | No | No | — | — | — |
| 30 | QueryMesh | 5.3 | No | — | — | self-hosted | — |
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