HAProxy

Open source

Open-source TCP and HTTP load balancer and reverse proxy known for high performance.

by HAProxy TechnologiesOfficial site ↗Source code ↗

Pricing: free, custom
License: open-source
Open source: Yes

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Identity · Taxonomy

Documentation(HTTPS URL): https://docs.haproxy.org/Verified
Tags(open-source;cloud-native): load balancer, reverse proxy, TCP proxy, high availability, open sourceVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): self-hostedVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

License model(proprietary;open-source;source-available;dual-license): open-sourceVerified
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): free, customVerified
Source repository(HTTPS URL): https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/Verified
SPDX license IDs(Apache-2.0;MIT): GPL-2.0Verification pending

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): High availability, load balancing and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications, Reverse-proxy for very high traffic web sites, QUIC/HTTP3 support including HTTP/3 over TCP (QMux), ACME certificate automation with DNS-01 and dns-persist-01 wildcard challenges, Dynamic backends created, populated and deleted entirely from the CLI, LTS branches maintained for 5 years after releaseVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

CLI(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Very high traffic TCP and HTTP sites wanting a free, fast open source load balancer with long-term support branchesVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): Load balancing for very high traffic web sites, TCP and HTTP application proxying, High availability for deployed servicesVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Current version(1.12.3): 3.4.7Verified
Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerified

Vendor · Maintainer

Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): communityVerification pending

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