HAProxy Community Edition
7.4#1 in load balancing softwareFree planFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitHAProxy Community Edition vs Pomerium
What both publish
| Fact | HAProxy Community Edition | Pomerium |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation depth | Project documentation includes introduction, configuration, Lua, SPOE, management, peers, testing, networking namespaces, and developer internals material. | Documentation includes fundamentals courses, deployment guides, configuration reference, API reference, integrations and troubleshooting material. |
| Founded | HAProxy Technologies is listed as founded in 2013. | Pomerium's company history records its founding in 2019 by Bobby, who wrote the original code. |
| Integrations | The 3.4 release notes list an OpenTelemetry filter and ACME certificate features including DNS-01 challenges. | Listed integrations include Grafana, Kubernetes, Okta, Cloud Run, Docker, Google Kubernetes Engine, FleetDM, BambooHR, Auth0, Azure Active Directory, GitHub, GitLab, Google Workspace, OneLogin, OpenID Connect, and Ping Identity. |
| Limit: learning curve | G2 identifies a steep learning curve caused by HAProxy's broad configuration options. | G2 reviewers mention a steep learning curve and complexity for newcomers configuring the many available options. |
HAProxy Community Edition plans
- HAProxy Community EditionFree
- HAProxy EnterprisePriced on request
Pomerium plans
- Personal FreeFree
- Business$7 a month
- Zero PersonalFree
- Zero Business$7 a month
- Zero Business (annual)$7 a month
- Zero Business (monthly)$9 a month
Pick HAProxy Community Edition if…
HAProxy Community Edition suits Linux users who need a self-hosted proxy or load balancer for TCP and HTTP applications. Its stated focus on high traffic may interest operators of busy websites.
Pick Pomerium if…
Pomerium suits businesses that need to control browser access to internal applications and services based on identity, device state, and request context. It offers a free plan for up to 10 users and a Business plan for larger listed limits.