The fact that PgDog supports prepared statements[0] is a compelling feature in and of itself. This was a limitation of older versions of pgpool-II[1] thus disqualifying it in efforts where it otherwise could have been beneficial.

0 - https://docs.pgdog.dev/features/connection-pooler/prepared-s...

1 - https://www.pgpool.net/docs/4.7/en/html/