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Alternatives · 2026

The best Mycat2 alternatives

The rest of Best Database Proxy Software, in this site's order: each with what it costs, where it runs and its record score.

1 WindowsMacLinux+2 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
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OceanBase Database

OceanBase may suit teams building transactional, analytical or AI workloads that need a distributed database and Oracle or MySQL compatibility.

WebWindowsMac+3 Free plan Record5.8 Visit
3 WebWindowsMac+1 Free plan Record5.6 Visit
4 LinuxAPISelf-hosted $25 a month Record5.5 Visit
5
Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS suits teams that want a managed relational database with multiple engine choices.

WebAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record5.0 Visit
6
TiCDC

TiCDC suits teams using TiDB that need change-data feeds, disaster recovery, or replication to other databases and storage systems.

MacLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record5.0 Visit
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PgDog

PgDog suits teams running PostgreSQL that want connection pooling, read balancing, or sharding without changing their application.

WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.8 Visit
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PgBouncer

PgBouncer suits PostgreSQL operators who want to reuse server connections and can manage self-hosted software.

WindowsLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.7 Visit
9
ShardingSphere-Proxy

It suits teams running self-hosted database infrastructure that need sharding, routing, distributed transactions, or federated access.

WindowsMacLinux+1 Free plan Record4.7 Visit
10
TurbineProxy

TurbineProxy suits teams running MySQL or PostgreSQL that want query-based routing and connection pooling in a self-hosted proxy.

WebLinuxAPI+1 Free plan Record4.7 Visit
11 LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
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pgagroal

pgagroal suits teams running PostgreSQL that want a self-hosted connection pool and command-line or remote administration.

MacLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
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PgCat

PgCat may suit teams running PostgreSQL on self-hosted Linux that need connection pooling, query routing, and replica failover.

LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
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PgDoorman

PgDoorman fits teams managing PostgreSQL themselves on Linux or macOS, especially where pooling, load balancing, and failover are needed.

MacLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
15
SPQR

SPQR is aimed at PostgreSQL developers who want sharding handled by a router instead of application-level logic, especially for workloads suited to…

LinuxAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record4.5 Visit
16 MacLinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.4 Visit
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Pgpool-II

Pgpool-II suits teams running PostgreSQL who need connection pooling, query routing, replication, or failover in a self-hosted deployment.

LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.4 Visit
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DBLE

It suits teams seeking to replace or scale a single MySQL instance as workloads grow.

LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit
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HeliosProxy

HeliosProxy suits teams operating PostgreSQL or PostgreSQL-compatible databases that need pooling, routing, or failover capabilities.

LinuxAPISelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit
20 LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit
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ProxySQL

ProxySQL suits teams running supported database systems that want a self-hosted proxy for connection handling, routing, caching, and failover.

LinuxSelf-hosted Free plan Record4.3 Visit
22 Self-hosted Free plan Record4.1 Visit
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TencentDB for MySQL Database Proxy

It suits teams running supported TencentDB for MySQL databases that need routing, pooling, load balancing, and failover.

WebAPI — Record3.9 Visit
24 LinuxSelf-hosted — Record3.7 Visit