Side by side
Gaea vs Odyssey
Both stand on database proxy software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan Self-hosted
Gaea provides a broad set of proxy, routing, and access-control functions for self-hosted MySQL deployments. Review its sharding and transaction limits against your application’s SQL patterns before adopting it.
Visit Gaea Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted
Odyssey provides configurable PostgreSQL pooling and routing with authentication, monitoring, and online-restart capabilities. Linux architecture limits, the exporter’s development status, and the documented Docker version requirement should shape deployment planning.
Visit OdysseyThe facts
| Gaea | Odyssey | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Self-hosted | Linux, Mac, Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Not published |
| Plans published | None | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | github.com | pg-odyssey.tech |
| On database proxy software | #20 of 31 | #16 of 31 |
Gaea: what it does well
- Supports multiple clusters and tenants.
- Provides connection pooling and replica load balancing.
- Includes IP allowlists and read-only permissions.
- Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboards are documented.
- Free and licensed under Apache-2.0.
What to know first
- File configuration does not support hot reload.
- Cross-shard transactions are unsupported.
- Cross-shard joins and multi-shard batch inserts are unsupported.
- Supports MySQL only.
Odyssey: what it does well
- Session and transaction pooling
- Per-database and per-user pool settings
- Read-write and read-only routing
- Replication-lag catchup timeout
- Prometheus metrics exporter
What to know first
- Local builds run only on Linux
- Supports x86 and x86_64 local builds
- Prometheus exporter is still in development
- Docker quick-start supports versions starting at 1.5.0