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Amazon RDS Proxy

A fully managed, highly available database proxy for Amazon RDS.

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Overview

Amazon RDS Proxy is a fully managed database proxy for Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS). It allows applications to pool and share connections to the database, improving scalability and resilience. It also enhances security by enabling IAM authentication for databases and enforcing SSL/TLS.

✨ Key Features

  • Connection Pooling and Sharing
  • Improved Application Resiliency (transparent failover)
  • Enhanced Security with IAM and Secrets Manager integration
  • Fully managed service

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Fully managed by AWS
  • Deep integration with AWS services like IAM and Secrets Manager
  • Transparent failover handling

Unique Value: Simplifies connection management and improves resilience for applications using AWS RDS databases.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Applications with frequent, short-lived database connections (e.g., serverless, PHP, Ruby) Improving database failover times Centralizing database credentials management

✅ Best For

  • Managing connections for AWS Lambda functions
  • Transparently handling RDS database failovers

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Applications that require advanced query routing or caching
  • Databases hosted outside of AWS RDS

🏆 Alternatives

ProxySQL PgBouncer Google Cloud SQL Auth Proxy

Offers a hands-off, managed experience compared to self-hosting open-source proxies, with tighter AWS integration.

💻 Platforms

API Web

🔌 Integrations

Amazon RDS for MySQL Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Amazon Aurora with MySQL compatibility Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) AWS Secrets Manager

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (AWS Business Support tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ PCI DSS ✓ FedRAMP

💰 Pricing

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