Cloudflare Hyperdrive vs PgDog

Cloudflare Hyperdrive8.5Visit PgDog8.4Visit

Higher score Cloudflare Hyperdrive #7 in Database Proxy Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Cloudflare

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PgDog #8 in Database Proxy Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PgDog

• Cloudflare Hyperdrive fits best

  Managed edge database connectivity

• PgDog fits best

  Free PostgreSQL pooling and sharding

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Side by side

Feature	Cloudflare Hyperdrive 8.5/10 Visit ↗	PgDog 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.4
Ranking	#7 in Database Proxy Software	#8 in Database Proxy Software
Best for	Managed edge database connectivity	Free PostgreSQL pooling and sharding
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	—	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cloudflare Hyperdrive 2/4 · PgDog 4/4
Connection pooling	✓	✓
Query routing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Load balancing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automatic failover	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Managed	Both
Supported databases	PostgreSQL 9.0–17.x; MySQL 5.7–8.x; MariaDB; PostgreSQL- and MySQL-compatible providers	PostgreSQL
Maximum connections	100 connections	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Pooling, caching, transaction pooling, and failover recovery Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and compatible providers Includes query and connection-pool metrics with configurable limits	Free, open-source PostgreSQL connection pooling and multiplexing Combines routing, read/write splitting, lag monitoring, and sharding Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, on-premises, or customer cloud accounts
Cons	Free usage is limited to 100,000 database queries per day Paid access is tied to the Workers Paid plan Documented connection limits are approximately 100 per configuration	Supports PostgreSQL rather than multiple database engines Failover detection is disabled by default AGPLv3 licensing may not suit every deployment or distribution model
Our verdict	Cloudflare Hyperdrive is a managed database proxy for developers building globally distributed Cloudflare Workers applications. It connects Workers to existing regional databases without requiring a major database migration or application… Read the review →	PgDog is an open-source PostgreSQL proxy for teams that need to manage connection capacity, distribute reads across replicas, or route traffic across sharded databases. Its scope covers transaction-mode connection pooling, connection… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cloudflare Hyperdrive — where it wins

  • Pooling, caching, transaction pooling, and failover recovery
  • Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and compatible providers
  • Includes query and connection-pool metrics with configurable limits

  Where it doesn't

  • Free usage is limited to 100,000 database queries per day
  • Paid access is tied to the Workers Paid plan
  • Documented connection limits are approximately 100 per configuration

• PgDog — where it wins

  • Free, open-source PostgreSQL connection pooling and multiplexing
  • Combines routing, read/write splitting, lag monitoring, and sharding
  • Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, on-premises, or customer cloud accounts

  Where it doesn't

  • Supports PostgreSQL rather than multiple database engines
  • Failover detection is disabled by default
  • AGPLv3 licensing may not suit every deployment or distribution model

• Cloudflare Hyperdrive8.5/10 · Free plan

  A managed edge proxy for Workers applications connecting to existing databases.

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• PgDog8.4/10 · Free plan

  A free PostgreSQL proxy with pooling, routing, replica balancing, and sharding.

  Visit PgDogFull verdict →