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Managed Postgres providers universally bundle PgBouncer or equivalent connection pooling
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A survey of major managed Postgres providers reveals near-universal adoption of PgBouncer or similar connection pooling solutions by default
Postgres's native connection handling limitations make external pooling essential for production workloads. The ubiquity of PgBouncer among providers suggests it should be treated as a core requirement rather than an optional add-on, reducing operational overhead for engineers.
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All major managed Postgres providers except IBM and Oracle include PgBouncer or equivalent pooling by default
Connection pooling remains necessary due to Postgres's long-standing limitations with high connection counts
The current ecosystem forces redundant implementation work across providers and configuration complexity for users
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