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PgDog

PostgreSQL pooler, load balancer, and sharder.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-07-07

Last seen:2026-07-07

Sightings:1

Source:pgdog.dev

What it is

PostgreSQL pooler, load balancer, and sharder.

Why developers recommend it

Commenters thought the architecture looked strong and featureful.

Hacker News evidence

2026-07-07

HN discussion said PgDog looks amazing on paper, highlighted notify/listen fixes and read-replica routing, and compared its direction to Vitess.

Why we built yet another Postgres connection pooler