Envoy Gateway
6.1#8 in kubernetes ingress controllersFree planFree planAPISelf-hosted
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Traefik Proxy
7.7#3 in reverse proxy softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Envoy Gateway | Traefik Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Extensibility | The control plane is designed to support custom policies, specialized solutions, and extensions. | Traefik supports WebAssembly plugins and provides a public plugin catalog. |
| Integrations | The project lists integrations and ecosystem projects including Envoy AI Gateway, Kuadrant, Knative, KServe, and KEDA. | The project identifies Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Consul, Etcd, Rancher and Amazon ECS among its supported infrastructure integrations. |
| Observability | The project lists metrics, access logging, and distributed tracing as observability features. | Proxy includes real-time logs, access logs, metrics and distributed tracing. |
| Purpose | Envoy Gateway manages Envoy Proxy as a standalone or Kubernetes-based application gateway, using Gateway API resources to provision and configure proxies. | Traefik is an open-source reverse proxy and ingress controller for deploying services and APIs. |
| Security | Its security controls include mTLS, JWT-based access control, OIDC integration, and API-key authorization. | Traefik provides automatic HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt support, custom certificates, authentication, and Web Application Firewall support. |
Envoy Gateway plans
- Envoy GatewayFree
Traefik Proxy plans
- Traefik ProxyFree
- Traefik Proxy Open SourceFree
- Traefik Hub API GatewayPriced on request
- Traefik Hub API ManagementPriced on request
Pick Envoy Gateway if…
Envoy Gateway suits teams deploying a self-hosted application gateway with standalone or Kubernetes-based modes. The quickstart requires a Kubernetes cluster, and installation options include several deployment tools and Kubernetes YAML.
Pick Traefik Proxy if…
Traefik Proxy suits teams deploying services or APIs across supported container platforms, Kubernetes distributions, virtual machines or bare metal. It is also relevant for operators seeking dynamic routing and traffic controls in a self-hosted proxy.