Comparison

PgBeam vs Hyperdrive

Same concept, no lock-in. Cloudflare Hyperdrive is a managed PostgreSQL proxy with connection pooling and query caching, tightly integrated with the Cloudflare ecosystem. PgBeam provides the same caching and pooling model, but works from any platform.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Hyperdrive	PgBeam
Connection pooling	Yes	Yes
Query caching	Yes	Yes
Platform lock-in	Cloudflare Workers only	None (any platform)
Multi-region	Yes (Cloudflare PoPs)	Yes
Prepared statements	Yes	Yes
Code changes required	No	No
Pricing	Workers pricing	Free tier available

When to use Hyperdrive

Already on Cloudflare Workers
Want tight ecosystem integration with Cloudflare
Committed to the Cloudflare platform long-term

When to use PgBeam

Any platform: Vercel, AWS, Railway, Fly, bare metal
No platform lock-in for your database proxy
Same caching and pooling, independent of hosting

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