F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services
5.8#13 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 | F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services | Traefik Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Observability | BIG-IP data streams can export application and network statistics to third-party visibility and analytics tools, with Splunk given as an example. | Proxy includes real-time logs, access logs, metrics and distributed tracing. |
| Purpose | CIS integrates container orchestration environments with F5 BIG-IP to dynamically create L4/L7 services and load balance traffic as container applications change. | Traefik is an open-source reverse proxy and ingress controller for deploying services and APIs. |
| Security | F5 documents securing CIS BIG-IP credentials by storing them in HashiCorp Vault and synchronizing them to a Kubernetes Secret with External Secrets Operator. | Traefik provides automatic HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt support, custom certificates, authentication, and Web Application Firewall support. |
F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services plans
- Open-source softwareFree
Traefik Proxy plans
- Traefik ProxyFree
- Traefik Proxy Open SourceFree
- Traefik Hub API GatewayPriced on request
- Traefik Hub API ManagementPriced on request
Pick F5 BIG-IP Container Ingress Services if…
CIS is aimed at network architects and operations teams, AppDev and DevOps teams, and system infrastructure teams managing container environments alongside BIG-IP.
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.