HAProxy Reviews & Product Details

HAProxy is an open-source software load balancer and reverse proxy for TCP, QUIC, and HTTP-based applications. It provides high availability, load balancing, and best-in-class SSL processing. HAProxy One is an application delivery and security platform that combines the HAProxy core with enterprise-grade security layers, management and orchestration, cloud-native integration, and more. Platform components: HAProxy Enterprise: a flexible data plane layer for TCP, UDP, QUIC, and HTTP-based applications that provides high-performance load balancing, high availability, an API/AI gateway, container networking, SSL processing, DDoS protection, bot detection and mitigation, global rate limiting, and a web application firewall (WAF). HAProxy Fusion: a scalable control plane that provides full-lifecycle management, observability, and automation of multi-cluster, multi-cloud, and multi-team HAProxy Enterprise deployments, with infrastructure integration for AWS, Kubernetes, Consul, and Prometheus. HAProxy Edge: a globally distributed application delivery network that provides fully managed application delivery and security services, a secure partition between external traffic and origin networks, and threat intelligence enhanced by machine learning that powers the security layers in HAProxy Fusion and HAProxy Enterprise. Learn more at HAProxy.com

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German, English, French

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Verified User in Accounting

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/5/2024

"Worked with it with on-prem"

4/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

HAProxy is highly valued for its performance, reliability, and flexibility as a load balancer and reverse proxy. It handles high traffic efficiently, supports advanced features like SSL termination and health checks, and is highly customizable for diverse use cases. With its open-source nature and robust community support, it’s a trusted choice for mission-critical applications.

I really like the community there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

None, it's very good and efficient , especially open source Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Great to hear!

Verified User in Telecommunications

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/2/2025

"Good experience"

4.5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

Simplicity of use and good integration with Kubernetes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

I ve nothing to mention to dislike the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Thank you for reviewing HAProxy!

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/2/2025

"Very powerful"

4/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

How fast and efficient it is to do a fail over Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

The documentation is a bit unclear and can be confusing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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If there's any way for us to improve the documentation, we'd love to know. But it's good to hear that you've found HAProxy powerful and efficient.

Mat G.

SRE

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/2/2024

"Always there when we need iy"

5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

It's very simple to stand up a tls front end for legacy apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

The config is still cryptic for new people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Thank you for reviewing HAProxy. Are there ways we could make the learning curve easier?

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/3/2025

"Very stable"

4/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

Easy to configure, one config file to configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Documentation could be easier to use, sometimes hard to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Did you find our documentation tutorials? Can you give an example of what was hard to find?

Paul B.

Devops Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/14/2024

"Simple and easy to manage"

5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

We use the open source version and enjoy the lightweight install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

The only downsides are probably related to missing features due to using the free version Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Thank you for leaving a review. Although not all features are free, I believe that we strike a good balance.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/3/2025

"Great experience"

4.5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

easy to use and dependable, fast and furious Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

better user interface, allow me to configure it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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HAProxy Fusion with HAProxy Enterprise provides a user interface and may be what you're looking for. Have you checked out the free trial?

Jacob O.

System Administrator - DevOps

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2024

"Saved my bacon"

5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

I love the simplicity of configuration enhancing the speed of delivery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

I haven't found a downside yet, of course we've only deployed for small scale testing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Thank you for sharing your positive experience with HAProxy!

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/3/2025

"Thank you! How can I assist you today?"

5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

the operation of the service on the load balancer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

The tool is still very complex for use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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I'm glad that you've had a great experience using HAProxy! Are there ways we could simplify usage?

Gavin R.

Senior System Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/2/2024

"Most robust and flexible load balancer there is"

5/5

What do you like best about HAProxy?

Customizations and performance are unmatched, requires additional config compared with managed services like ALB but significantly more powerful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

I'm occasionally confused by the config and docs thereof Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

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Which docs have you used in the past when learning HAProxy? I wanted to check which resources you found and whether they were helpful.