For any application database environment, a data access layer is required to interface with the data sources. In a microservice or serverless architecture, specific tasks generate many database connections in a short amount of time. Opening numerous database connections consumes CPU and memory resources, which can lead to performance degradation and system overload – so how do you scale and secure user access to your database?

Large organizations with development teams build custom internal data access solutions. An IT organization typically purchases third-party solutions, namely database proxies. A database proxy intelligently manages connections to the database for improved scale and security for maximum uptime. The variety and sophistication of features vary across vendors.

In this paper, we compare database proxies in the market, allowing you to map your requirements to proxy features and price offerings.