HAProxy Community Edition
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VisitHAProxy Community Edition vs PureLB
What both publish
| Fact | HAProxy Community Edition | PureLB |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | HAProxy is a free, fast reverse proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP applications. | PureLB provides Kubernetes LoadBalancer services for bare-metal deployments by allocating IP addresses from configured pools and announcing them through Linux networking or optional BGP. |
| Security | Listed defensive measures include chroot, privilege drops, fork prevention, strict protocol validation, and checks for impossible states. | The allocator runs as non-root UID 65534 with a read-only filesystem, while the node agent and k8gobgp run as root with networking capabilities and host networking. |
HAProxy Community Edition plans
- HAProxy Community EditionFree
- HAProxy EnterprisePriced on request
PureLB plans
No prices published.
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 PureLB if…
PureLB is for operators running Kubernetes on bare-metal Linux who need external reachability for LoadBalancer services. It is relevant if you need local or BGP-announced address pools and can meet its cluster requirements.