Apache Commons DBCP comparisons
Apache Commons DBCP is compared head-to-head with MariaDB MaxScale, Odyssey and PgBouncer and more: 7 head-to-heads in Database Connection Pooling Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Apache Commons DBCP head-to-head
- Apache Commons DBCP vs MariaDB MaxScale
- Apache Commons DBCP vs Odyssey
- Apache Commons DBCP vs PgBouncer
- Apache Commons DBCP vs Tomcat JDBC Connection Pool
- Apache Commons DBCP vs Vert.x Reactive SQL Clients
- Apache Commons DBCP vs Psycopg Pool
- Apache Commons DBCP vs Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
Apache Commons DBCP vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Transaction pooling | Deployment model | Supported databases | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Apache Commons DBCP | Yes | Free | No | Embedded | JDBC-compatible databases | 8.7 |
| 1 | MariaDB MaxScale | No | Both | MariaDB Server, MySQL-compatible servers, ColumnStore, Enterprise Cluster, MongoDB protocol | 9.3 | ||
| 2 | Odyssey | Yes | Free | Yes | Standalone | PostgreSQL, Apache Cloudberry | 9.1 |
| 3 | PgBouncer | Yes | Free | PostgreSQL | 8.9 | ||
| 5 | Tomcat JDBC Connection Pool | Yes | Free | No | Both | 8.5 | |
| 6 | Vert.x Reactive SQL Clients | Yes | Free | No | Embedded | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server | 8.4 |
| 7 | Psycopg Pool | Yes | Free | No | Embedded | PostgreSQL | 8.3 |
| 8 | Microsoft.Data.SqlClient | Yes | Free | No | Embedded | SQL Server; Azure SQL | 8.2 |
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