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Users consistently praise HAProxy for its high performance and reliability, making it an essential tool for load balancing and traffic management. Many appreciate its flexibility in handling various workloads, which enhances operational efficiency. However, some users note that the configuration can be complex, particularly for advanced setups.

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BS
Principal Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best data plane"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

Open source, easy to use, best performant Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Not that many in know of. But there are many product integrations available. Probably. You should integrate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Which integrations would you like to see?

Suren K.
SK
Senior DevOps Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I was using HAProxy in onprem and it was very helpful to manage multiple kubernetes control plane"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

The ease of setting up and creating virtual network to expose external and internal traffic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

If they provide more features around service mesh and other things which can simplify network topology inside kubernetes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Thank you for leaving a review.

Donald C.
DC
Sre
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Awesome product"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

HAProxy is a reliable, high-performance load balancer that’s perfect for handling heavy traffic. It’s easy to configure and integrates well with monitoring tools, making it ideal for scaling applications. Highly recommended! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Can be difficult to setup and configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

This is valuable feedback. There is a learning curve, which we're trying to reduce.

Parth P.
PP
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great product for managing hl7 messages"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

We use haproxy for handling highly available hl7 infrastructure. This helps us a lot on figuring out traffic distribution and faults. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Nothing that i can think of at this moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Thank you for reviewing HAProxy.

Robin K.
RK
Sr. Cloud Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Amazing product"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

Smooth and reliable. We do use it in the bank. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Nothing yet really the product works. And sells it self. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Great to hear!

MM
VP of Technology
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"We already successfully use it"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

Easy to setup and can switch between primary and secondary Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Theres nothing to dislike. We are using it successfully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

I'm glad that HAProxy has worked well for you!

Lanre B.
LB
Cloud Security Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Basic review"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

The way it's distribute imcomjng traffic with ugh availability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Nothing because it works for what it expect it to do Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Great to hear!

Wagner A.
WA
Cloud Security Manager
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Ha-proxy resiliency"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

It is really easy tô use and supports huge amount of request Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

The customized version that I used had eventually problems with some persistent connection and huge request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Thanks for the feedback on HAProxy.

Krushna K.
KK
Senior DevOps Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best in market"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

Best in market security at scale so please use it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

Nothing as of now as per my experience so leave it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

I'm glad that it has worked well for you!

DP
SRE
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Nice product and easy to implement"
What do you like best about HAProxy?

Easy to install and quick to implement go live with customers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HAProxy?

There is nothing I dislike about HA proxy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Nick Ramirez of HAProxy

Great that HAProxy has proved to be a good solution for you!

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