HAProxy Reviews & Product Details

The UI is very intuitive. It has both complexity but ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a lot to setup and refine. Possibly adding better steps throughs for creating rules could help? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

High performance and can handle large amounts of traffic efficiently.

• Stable and reliable, even under heavy load.

• Flexible configuration, allowing detailed routing rules and traffic control.

• Supports both L4 and L7 load balancing.

• Provides useful health checks and monitoring tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Configuration can be complex, especially for new users.

• Dynamic scaling and service discovery require additional tools.

• Lacks some API gateway or WAF features in the open-source version.

• Advanced features often require more operational expertise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Software LB and app delivery controllers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Enterprise version has all features and not standard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Love its rock‑solid reliability and performance, powerful L4/L7 features, precise configuration control, excellent observability, and security capabilities like TLS termination and rate limiting—all in a focused, purpose‑built load balancer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Configuration syntax can be steep initially, complex rulesets get hard to reason about, no built‑in WAF or API gateway layer, and advanced features demand deep expertise to operate safely and confidently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is a great service, offering impressive performance and reliability. It manages high traffic loads efficiently and provides flexible configuration options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The configuration file syntax is challenging for newcomers, as it demands precise formatting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very fast. I think it can be a great contender in this space where the fast agents can respond in real time. There is a lot of opportunity in this industry where this tool will be able to help multiple use cases such as contact centers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing yet! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product stands out for its simplicity, both in terms of consideration and configuration. It is easy to understand and set up, making the overall experience straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The deployments are stateless and diversified, which I find beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The orchestration at web front end layer that HaProxy does in order to route proper rules to its backed at enterprise level is absolutely amazing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Keeping up with latest extensions in security and AI tooling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to implement and support. HAProxy Support (especially its Slack Channel) is excellent. They like our extended team to closely work with us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It will be helpful if we can version feature in haproxy config. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The performance at scale is truly impressive. Even with a complex rate limiting algorithm and 50,000 concurrent requests on a small node, the additional latency is less than 5ms. I absolutely love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Upgrading of the Fusion Control Plane could have been completely automated, right now it's needs some manual work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.