HAProxy Reviews & Product Details

We have used HAProxy Enterprise Edition for the past 2 years. Over this time it has provided reliable load balancing and has run in the background without the need for intervention. The upgrade procedures have yet to give us any headache. The ACL system is robust for complex routing and Fusion Control Plane makes managing multiple clusters convenient. The support team is very knowledgeable and quick to respond. They have a slack channel that makes getting help pain-free and keeps things moving along. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The config syntax takes some getting used to. It's powerful once you learn it, but it's not very intuitive at first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use HAProxy as a reverse proxy and I love how it delivers excellent results in terms of network performance and security. Since I started using it, I haven't received any attacks, which demonstrates its effectiveness. I admire its scalability, allowing me to manage large amounts of connections for my sites without issues. I also like its ability to handle multiple domains efficiently. Additionally, the initial setup was very quick, which makes my work easier from the start. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maybe have a statistics management portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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We purchased the enterprise version along with Fusion after a few years using the Aloha appliances and have been really impressed by the centralization and monitoring that Fusion provides. We have been leveraging HAPEE as a key component in our companies network now, allowing us to easily direct users to any specific datacenter we need. Support is still awesome. They are very open to receiving input from their customers.

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I enjoy having an interface without extra frills or anything fancy. It makes it simple to input your config, easy to check the status of your applications, and quick to deploy. When you have questions or need configuration assistance, the Aloha team does an excellent job in helping. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

3 years later, and still no complaints, it just works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HAProxy solutions are incredibly powerful tools. All have been build in a consistent way in order to achieve their purpose as efficiently as possible: provide visibility (logs), redundancy (loadbalancing), security (reverse-proxy).

The company mindset itself is incredibly user-centric, with an amazing support : whether I am facing an issue, raise a security concern or have an improvement suggestion, I always feel confident my voice will be heard, and in a very efficient way. This probably comes from the open-source mindset of the team! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Disliking" is a harsh word to describe the feeling I have here. Although I think this traces back to the DNA of the team, being rooted in open-source often underlines you get to have a lot of autonomy in understanding and configuring your solution : so I agree with other people here, it can be harsh at times to "get into" the configuration of the solution.

However, this difficulty is appeased by all the support the HAProxy team is able and willing to provide : it can be difficult at times, but I never feel lonely behind my laptop when I need to work on my infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s been around forever, so its behavior is predictable, and it does its fundamental job of shuffling traffic without requiring constant intervention. Its low resource usage is its main saving grace, as it means we can mostly just set it up and forget it's there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The configuration is notoriously dense and unforgiving; a single misplaced character can lead to hours of sifting through cryptic logs to debug a routing issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HAProxy's exceptional performance and dependability are what I appreciate most about it. It is perfect for both small-scale and enterprise settings because it can handle large volumes of traffic with little latency. I also value HAProxy's adaptability and flexibility, which allows you to have fine-grained control over traffic management through SSL termination, load balancing algorithms, and health checks. Its extensive documentation and strong community support also make troubleshooting and optimization simple, which is very beneficial for IT teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To be honest, there isn't much about HAProxy that you dislike. Its features cover almost all common and sophisticated load balancing requirements, and it is dependable, stable, and high-performing. It meets all of the expectations of the majority of IT teams with negligible downsides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the custom configurations available in HAProxy, which allow me to add unique settings compared to other solutions. This ability to customize is particularly valuable as it enables adaptations that align closely with the specific needs of my setup. Even though the configurations can be advanced and somewhat complex, they provide a significant advantage in tailoring HAProxy to fit the organizational requirements. This customization capacity makes HAProxy a versatile and powerful tool in my work context. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No point fir now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate HAProxy for its ease of implementation, which ensures a smooth and straightforward process without unnecessary complications. I also value its portability across various cloud environments, offering flexibility and adaptability. Additionally, the initial setup of HAProxy is remarkably simple, allowing me to get everything up and running quickly and efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the release process problematic as it could be easier to implement patches. The current system seems to lack simplicity and efficiency in this regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support provided has been excellent, and the platform is highly flexible, making it suitable for a variety of applications. The team went above and beyond to help troubleshoot 502 errors during our migration from F5, thoroughly analyzing various aspects of the problem. They also developed effective workarounds to minimize the business impact and alleviate the issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not having plug and play UI for configuring the load balancer options and attributes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Good performance and reliability. Easy automated DR solutions. Good customer support. Very powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Aloha appliance itself has very limited logging. Syslog server is required.

The configuration syntax is something to learn and can be complex at start. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.