Haproxy AlternativesReverse Proxy Servers & Load Balancers like Haproxy

Apps similar to Haproxy include nginx, which is free and open source. Other options are Cloudflare, Fossorial Pangolin, Nginx Proxy Manager and Træfik Proxy. Reverse Proxy Servers like Haproxy are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Windows, the web, self-hosting and Mac.

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  1. nginx icon
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    nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server.

    62 nginx alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Cloudflare icon
     170 likes

    Delivers SaaS transparent proxy to shield websites, integrating dynamic DNS, global CDN, and web application firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic for speed, reduces server load, analyzes threats, supports flexible deployment, and caching features.

    93 Cloudflare alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. Open-source platform enabling secure, seamless remote access via WireGuard tunnels with identity-based controls, a unified dashboard for monitoring and configuration, automatic SSL management, granular policy enforcement, and exposure of private resources behind firewalls.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. This project comes as a pre-built docker image that enables you to easily forward to your websites running at home or otherwise, including free SSL, without having to know too much about Nginx or Letsencrypt.

    12 Nginx Proxy Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Speedify icon
     29 likes

    Combine multiple Internet connections on your smartphone or computer. Get faster speed and a more reliable and secure connection.

    6 Speedify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Raspbian
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  6. freenginx icon
     3 likes

    freenginx is an effort to preserve free and open development of nginx, an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. DevBind icon
     1 like

    High-performance local development reverse proxy in Rust with automatic HTTPS. Map .test domains to dev ports instantly. Zero-config SSL for a friction-less workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. NetGoat icon
     3 likes

    A Cloudflare alternative for local and cloud use, can be used ontop of cloudflare for cloudflares paid features, but for free!.

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    • Self-Hosted
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  9. A high-performance, zero-downtime reverse proxy manager built on Cloudflare's Pingora. Simple, Modern, and Fast. Now supports Wildcard SSL & TCP/UDP Streams!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. NPMplus icon
     2 likes

    improved fork of nginx-proxy-manager.

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
    • Docker
    • Typescript
    • Docker Hub
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