Canal Pricing Overview

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Canal Pricing Key Insights

Last updated on Apr 09, 2026

Canal offers 2 pricing editions, starting at $0.00. Canal pricing tiers are designed to support different usage levels and team sizes. Canal does not offer a free trial. Compare the Canal pricing table below to figure out the best fit for your needs. Some plans may require you to contact Canal for custom pricing.

Opensource — $0.00
Rated 3.9 / 5

*Pricing information is supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations must be conducted with the seller.

Tigera Essentials
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Tigera Essentials combines the best of open source technologies including Project Calico and Flannel with Enterprise SLAs.

Opensource
$0.00

Take advantage of Project Calico and Flannel at no cost with Canal. Learn more at github.com/projectcalico/canal.

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Product Price Features
HAProxy
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HAProxy
 FREE Open Source
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    		 Starting at $2500per year
    24/7 Enterprise support with 30-minute SLA is available, for $5,000/year per instance. We also provide Basic support for $2,500/year and Professional support for $3,500/year for less-critical deployments.
      NetScaler
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      Advanced Edition
      		 Free Trial0 Throughput, ADC Instances Per Year
      Advanced Edition is available in either a hardware or software-based appliance. Hardware options include single and multi-tenant devices, in addition to FIPS compliant and high SSL appliances. Software-based options include virtual hypervisor-based and bare metal software offerings.
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      • Surge protection and priority queuing

      Various alternatives pricing & plans

      Pricing information for the above various Canal alternatives is supplied by the respective software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase any of these products must be conducted with the seller.
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