HAProxy
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How to Replace HAProxyOverview
Features
35 features across 14 categories
API Management(1)
API and AI gateway capabilities for routing and protecting API traffic
CDN/Edge(1)
Fully managed app delivery services on a global network powered by HAProxy for ultimate scale and simplicity
Infrastructure(1)
Works with any cloud environment, on-premises, containers, or VMs with identical performance and features
Kubernetes(5)
Consolidate Kubernetes app routing into a single layer for reduced complexity and infrastructure costs
Fully automated external load balancing for Kubernetes deployments on-premises
Kubernetes-standard traffic routing using the Ingress API in a high-performance package
High-performance load balancing for Kubernetes clusters within one or many cloud regions
Service discovery, dynamic config generation, and multi-cluster observability via a central control plane
Management(2)
Multi-cluster, multi-cloud, and multi-team management, observability, and automation via a central control plane
Scalable control plane providing full-lifecycle management, monitoring, and automation of multi-cluster, multi-cloud, and multi-team deployments
Monitoring(1)
Advanced health checks monitor server health and route traffic around unhealthy server groups
Operations(3)
Easy deployment of HAProxy nodes in containers with verified images on Docker Hub
Update HAProxy configuration without service interruption
Gracefully increase and drain traffic to servers during application deployments
Performance(2)
Connection pooling to maximize server efficiency and performance
Protection against traffic overload to keep servers running optimally
Platform(2)
Flexible data plane layer providing high-performance load balancing, API/AI gateway, Kubernetes application routing, and multi-layered security
World's fastest application delivery and security platform that seamlessly blends data plane, control plane, and edge network
Reliability(3)
Automatic circuit breaking to route traffic away from failing services
Seamless redundancy with Active/Active or Active/Standby configuration and automatic failover
Automatic retry logic for failed requests
Security(8)
Authentication, filtering, rate limiting, and routing for API traffic and AI/LLM prompts ensures performance and security
Fast and cost-efficient bot detection and enforcement, all done locally on your infrastructure
Multi-cluster, multi-cloud, and multi-team security policy, WAF configuration, and observability management
Maintain service availability without slowdowns, even under sustained attacks or unpredictable traffic spikes
Secure edge network providing high-capacity global ADN and threat intelligence enhanced by machine learning
Best-in-class SSL/TLS processing for secure data transmission
Multi-layered security with threat intelligence to fend off threats before they reach applications
Exception balanced accuracy and ultra-low latency protection without relying on static lists and regex-based attack signatures
Services(1)
Offload load balancer management from central Ops teams while making self-service application delivery more efficient for App teams
Support(1)
Award-winning round-the-clock support from expert engineers behind HAProxy
Traffic Management(4)
Advanced routing options with customization via Lua and SPOE protocols
High-performance traffic management for HTTP, TCP, UDP, and QUIC applications with legendary performance and reliability
Rate limiting capabilities for API and traffic management
Reverse proxy functionality for routing and managing application traffic
Cost Calculator
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Build vs Buy
Should you build a HAProxy alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 35 features.
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Better ValueBuild Your Own
Buying HAProxy saves ~$36,960 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 35 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
1 known integrations