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@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 title: "Database Access in Serverless Environments with the Prisma Data Proxy"
 slug: "prisma-data-proxy-xb16ba0p21"
 date: "2021-11-11"
+updatedAt: "2026-07-06"
 authors:
   - "Nikolas Burk"
   - "Alberto Perdomo"
-metaTitle: "Database Access in Serverless Environments with the Prisma Data Proxy (Early Access)"
-metaDescription: "The Prisma Data Proxy (Early Access) enables developers to use databases in serverless environments by managing a connection pool."
+metaTitle: "Prisma Data Proxy (Discontinued): Serverless Database Access"
+metaDescription: "The Prisma Data Proxy was Prisma's connection pooling service for serverless apps. It has been discontinued: Prisma Postgres now includes built-in connection pooling for serverless and edge apps."
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@@ -15,9 +16,9 @@ tags:
   - "platform"
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-Databases connection management in serverless functions is a major issue for many developers. The Prisma Data Proxy (Early Access) solves this problem by managing a connection pool.
+Database connection management in serverless functions is a major issue for many developers. The Prisma Data Proxy (Early Access) solved this problem by managing a connection pool.
 
-> **Update (May 2026):** Prisma Data Proxy has been discontinued. If you need connection pooling for serverless Prisma ORM apps today, start with [Prisma Accelerate](https://www.prisma.io/accelerate) and the current [deployment docs](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/prisma-client/deployment/serverless/deploy-to-vercel). If you're starting a new project and want a managed Postgres database plus Prisma ORM, take a look at [Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/postgres).
+> **Update (July 2026):** Prisma Data Proxy has been discontinued. For connection pooling with Prisma ORM today, use [Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/postgres): it includes a built-in connection pool for serverless and edge apps out of the box. See the current [deployment docs](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/prisma-client/deployment/serverless/deploy-to-vercel) for setup.
 
 ## Contents
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ The [Prisma Data Proxy](https://www.prisma.io/docs/data-platform#prisma-data-pro
 
 The Data Proxy integrates nicely with the Prisma ORM and can be enabled in a few simple steps via the [Prisma Data Platform](https://cloud.prisma.io).
 
-> **Note**: The Prisma Data Proxy is currently in [Early Access](https://www.prisma.io/docs/about/prisma/releases#early-access) and not yet recommended for production use.
+> **Note**: At the time of this announcement, the Prisma Data Proxy was in Early Access and not yet recommended for production use. It has since been discontinued; see the update at the top of this post.
 
 To learn how the Data Proxy works, check out [Daniel Norman's](https://twitter.com/daniel2color) recent talk about it:
 
@@ -112,6 +113,5 @@ The Data Proxy also enables entirely new use cases, such as accessing a database
 
 This article remains a useful explanation of why serverless workloads need connection pooling, but the product recommendation has changed.
 
-- Use [Prisma Accelerate](https://www.prisma.io/accelerate) if you want managed connection pooling and caching for Prisma ORM.
-- Use [Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/postgres) if you want a managed Postgres database that works well with Prisma ORM.
-- Use the current [Prisma Client deployment docs](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/prisma-client/deployment/serverless/deploy-to-vercel) for up-to-date serverless deployment guidance.
+- Use [Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/postgres) if you want a managed Postgres database with connection pooling built in; it works with Prisma ORM out of the box and supports [direct TCP connections](https://www.prisma.io/docs/postgres/database/connecting-to-your-database) for other tools.
+- Use the current [Prisma Client deployment docs](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/prisma-client/deployment/serverless/deploy-to-vercel) for up-to-date serverless deployment guidance, including connection handling for your own database.