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Database Proxy with Central Console
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Read/Write Split for Strong Consistency
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Database PAM and Proxy Integration
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Database PAM Overview 2-minutes
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Who: Developers, DBAs, Architects; Security and Compliance Engineers
What:
- Data Access Layer to scale and secure your database. Deploy as an EC2 proxy tier.
- Enterprise class proxy for large scale database deployments
- Sign up for 30-day free trial
Why:
- Certified Amazon RDS & Redshift "Service Ready" Partner
- Fulfill SOX, PCI, and FINRA compliance and SoD governance
- Database neutral (Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2)
- No application or database changes
Feaures:
- Multi-tenant query routing for SaaS platforms
- Database PAM integration for Auditing
- Database Firewall (Data masking, GDPR auditing, Honey-token)
- Active Directory Enforcement for SOX compliance
- Distributed Query Caching
- Read/Write split with ACID compliance
- Active/Active proxy auto-scaling
- Enterprise-level technical support
Support:
Highlights
- Query Routing for Multi-Tenant, Multi-cluster, or Global Databases
- Database PAM (Privileged Access Management) integration
- Database Firewall (Data masking, GDPR auditing, Honey-token)
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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AmazonLinux 2023
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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c6g.xlarge Recommended | $8.25 |
c6gn.4xlarge | $21.00 |
c8gn.2xlarge | $14.40 |
c7gn.2xlarge | $14.40 |
c6gn.2xlarge | $12.00 |
c6g.large | $4.50 |
c7g.large | $5.40 |
c6gn.large | $4.50 |
c8gn.4xlarge | $25.20 |
c7gn.4xlarge | $25.20 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour based on the AWS ARM-based instance size you run. Pricing scales with compute capacity: larger instances (like 4xlarge) cost more per hour than smaller ones (like large or medium). The options span several ARM instance families, including compute-optimized and general-purpose types, plus network-optimized variants. Each running instance is licensed and billed separately through AWS. You can start small and scale horizontally by adding nodes in auto-scaling groups. No upfront commitment applies; you pay only for the hours each instance runs.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
One running instance of the software on an AWS ARM instance is one billable unit. Each instance is licensed and metered separately by the hour. When you deploy multiple proxy nodes in an auto-scaling cluster, each node accrues its own hourly charge.
The software license meters running time only, so a fully stopped instance stops accruing hourly software charges. However, stopped instances may still incur underlying AWS storage fees for the attached volume. Charges resume when you start the instance again.
Two factors combine: the per-hour rate of each instance size and the number of running nodes. Larger instances cost more per hour, and each added node bills independently. Scaling horizontally with more nodes multiplies the hourly charge across every active instance.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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On initialization, the default account of "admin" will be created for use on the GUI on HTTP://<instance IP address>:8087, using the Amazon Instance ID password. SSH access is provided as normal for Amazon Linux 2.
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Multi-Tenant Query Routing
Enables query routing for multi-tenant, multi-cluster, or global database deployments with tenant-aware traffic distribution.
Privileged Access Management Integration
Integrates with database PAM systems for auditing and monitoring of privileged database access.
Database Firewall with Data Protection
Provides database firewall capabilities including data masking, GDPR auditing, and honey-token deployment for threat detection.
Read/Write Split with ACID Compliance
Implements read/write query splitting while maintaining ACID transaction compliance across database operations.
Active/Active Proxy Auto-Scaling
Supports active/active proxy deployment architecture with automatic scaling capabilities for handling variable database traffic loads.
Cross-Region Disaster Recovery
RDS SQL Server cross-region disaster recovery with low RTO/RPO capabilities, including cross-AWS-accounts replication for ransomware protection
Read Replica Deployment
In-region and cross-region read replicas for RDS/EC2 SQL Server Standard, Enterprise, and Web editions to offload read workloads and achieve high availability
Multi-Source Replication
Azure SQL Server to AWS RDS SQL Server replication and disaster recovery, supporting migration from AzureSQL managed instances
Data Streaming to Cloud Services
Data streaming capabilities from Azure SQL to AWS S3 Data Lake and AWS Redshift for analytics and data warehousing
Multi-Database Version Support
Support for all SQL Server versions and editions including Azure SQL managed instances, RDS SQL Server, and EC2-hosted SQL Server deployments
Automated SQL Collection
Automatically collects SQLs executed in production databases supporting both on-premises and RDS environments
Test Execution and Comparison
Executes collected SQLs on test environments and compares results including execution errors, result set comparison, and execution time metrics
Result Analysis with AI
Analyzes test results through GUI interface with generative AI support for SQL modification information
Multi-Database Support
Supports testing across Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora MySQL, and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
SQL Compatibility Assessment
Identifies incompatible SQLs using actual SQLs and data to provide cost estimates for application migration scenarios
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Customer reviews
Tarandeep Kaur
Addressed database bottlenecks and has improved caching, read traffic routing, and connection pooling
Reviewed on Aug 16, 2026
Review from a verified AWS customer
What is our primary use case?
As a DevOps team, our main use case for Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) is as a database access layer between our applications and backend databases, with the main objective of improving database performance and handling the increased pressure on the primary database without making changes to the application code. It also provides us with distributed query caching that is SQL-aware, read-write splitting connection and pooling, essentially acting as a database which is vendor-neutral and supports platforms such as Oracle and DB2, so that is our major use case.
What is most valuable?
Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) has made a noticeable difference for our team by using caching in the project to remove repeated queries from the database depth, while read-write splitting allows us to do database replicas more effectively. Connection pooling also helps our teams when applications generate a large number of short-lived database connections.
In our environment, we have seen 30 to 40% lower database CPU utilization on the workload benefiting from the caching, with around 35 to 40% average application response time.
The best features Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) offers include read-write splitting that routes read workloads to replicas while maintaining consistency for write operations, distributed query caching that has helped us reduce repetitive database queries reaching the underlying database, and connection pooling which assists us in managing connection spikes without requiring application-side connection management.
Additionally, active proxy auto-scaling is very important to maintain availability as traffic increases.
The impact of the auto-scaling feature on our operations is notable, as connection pooling has helped us lower the load, with 30 to 40% lower database utilization due to the splitting and pooling concept, and around 35 to 40% average application response time.
Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) has positively impacted our organization in many ways, with key outcomes such as saving around 40 to 45% for cacheable workloads, improving response times by around 35% for database-heavy transactions with read or write queries, achieving 35 to 40 hours per month saved in database performance troubleshooting and manual scaling activities, and saving approximately 500 hours annually from our engineering team. This makes a significant difference, alongside roughly 30% reduction in our database infrastructure growth requirements where the proxy was most effective.
What needs improvement?
I do not feel there is a problem we have faced with Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) so far, but if I had to mention one experience that could be improved, it would be the routing policies. Other problems are still manageable, and there are no other significant issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) in the organization for the last two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) is definitely a stable solution, and we have not faced any glitches or proxy disconnections within our networks.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) is definitely a scalable product. We have an enterprise-level architecture managing over 1 million users at a time without any downtime or challenges while scaling up and down, making scaling not a problem for us.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support for Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) is excellent. We had one interaction six months back that was resolved quickly within 30 to 40 minutes, so I would rate it a 10 out of 10 for customer support.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) in our environment was straightforward with no complexity involved in the deployment process, and it was very smooth, especially since the architecture does not require any application or database changes.
What about the implementation team?
Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM) integrates seamlessly with other AWS services we use, ensuring that every integration is smooth with no challenges.
What was our ROI?
I chose five as my rating due to the excellent and exceptional ROI we have seen so far.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In terms of pricing, setup cost, and licensing, licensing is usage-based with reasonably low costs. The AWS Marketplace pricing is consumption-based, and currently, we are using a pay-as-you-go model built on an hourly basis, with the calculation being more than just the proxy license.
Regarding the metering and billing experience for Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM), we received it through usage-based pricing via the AWS Marketplace, since it is a contract-based option, and we utilized a pay-as-you-go model that was easy to manage.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated other options before choosing Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM), which included ProxySQL, PgBouncer, AWS RDS Proxy, and HAProxy.
What other advice do I have?
For anyone looking into using Heimdall Proxy Enterprise Edition (ARM), my advice is to consider it as an exceptional and strong enterprise edition proxy that can easily address database bottlenecks and effectively manage read traffic and connection management issues. I gave this product a rating of 5 out of 5.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)