Comparison

PgBeam vs RDS Proxy

Caching, multi-region, and not VPC-bound. AWS RDS Proxy is a managed connection pooler deeply integrated with RDS and Aurora. PgBeam adds query caching, multi-region support, and works from outside a VPC.

Feature Comparison

Feature	RDS Proxy	PgBeam
Connection pooling	Yes	Yes
Query caching	No	Yes
Multi-region	No (single region)	Yes (6 regions)
Read replicas	Yes (RDS/Aurora)	Yes (any PostgreSQL)
Custom domains	No	Yes
Query insights	No	Yes
Platform lock-in	AWS only	None
IAM auth integration	Yes (RDS/Aurora)	No
Code changes required	No	No

When to use RDS Proxy

AWS single-region with RDS or Aurora IAM auth
Application and database in the same VPC
Deep AWS integration is a priority

When to use PgBeam

Query caching, not just connection pooling
Multi-region deployment
Application runs outside a VPC (serverless, edge)

Beyond connection pooling

Caching, multi-region, and no VPC requirement.

Try the Technical Preview

For internal testing only. Not production-ready. No SLA provided.

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