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Avidemux vs HeliosProxy

Avidemux

avidemux.sourceforge.net

HeliosProxy

heliosdb.com

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FigureAvidemuxHeliosProxy
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYes—
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published21
Spec score · Database Proxy Software8.3 (#5)7.8 (#8)
LicenseThe program is available under the GNU GPL license.HeliosProxy is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.
SupportThe homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports.The company lists a support contact at [email protected] and links to community support on Discord.

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Avidemux

  • Free and open sourceFree
  • AvidemuxFree

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HeliosProxy

  • HeliosProxyFree

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Avidemux

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HeliosProxy

HeliosProxy is a self-hosted, programmable PostgreSQL data-plane for routing connections, handling failover, replaying traffic, and supporting database upgrades. It provides session, transaction, and statement pooling, with multiplexing up to 100:1. Routing can account for replica lag, workload type, and failing backends through circuit breaking. Cache options include local memory, Redis-backed storage, and semantic tiers, with invalidation when writes occur. Transaction Replay can move sessions to a new primary and optionally replay reads or transactions when conditions permit, although prepared statements, temporary tables, open cursors, advisory locks, and extended-protocol SET statements are not restored. A WebAssembly plugin runtime offers five hook points, Ed25519 verification, and OCI distribution. The admin console includes topology, plugin, chaos, shadow-execution, and traffic-replay panels. Authentication supports JWT, OAuth 2.0, LDAP, and API keys. HeliosProxy works with PostgreSQL 12+ and compatible databases, and deployment documentation covers Docker, Kubernetes, and standalone setups. It is open source under Apache 2.0 and costs nothing.

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