MetalLB
Load Balancer Software
Load-balancer implementation for bare-metal Kubernetes clusters using standard routing protocols.
Free planKubernetes ManagementContainer Orchestration
Alternatives to Ingress-NGINX
- 1Load Balancer Software, Container Orchestration
- 2Load Balancer Software, Kubernetes Management
Contour
Kubernetes Management
High-performance Kubernetes ingress controller based on Envoy proxy with advanced routing capabilities.
Httpproxy API for declarative ingress configurationDynamic configuration updates without load balancer restartMulti team ingress delegation with namespace isolation - 3Load Balancer Software
NGINX
Load Balancer Software
NGINX is the world's most popular web server and reverse proxy, handling load balancing, caching, and API gateway functionality for millions of websites.
Free planFree trialAPI Gateway PlatformsCloud HostingPrice$208.33+ / month
- 4Load Balancer Software, Container Orchestration
Traefik
Load Balancer Software
Traefik is an open-source edge router and reverse proxy that automatically discovers services and configures routing for microservices and container environments.
Kubernetes native API gateway and ingress controllerGitops driven API management and configuration - 5Load Balancer Software, Web Application Firewall
HAProxy
API Management
Reliable high-performance TCP/HTTP load balancer used by major internet companies for traffic distribution.
Load balancing and traffic distributionConfiguration automation and gitops - 6Load Balancer Software, Web Application Firewall
Citrix NetScaler
Load Balancer Software
Application delivery and security platform (NetScaler ADC) with load balancing, global server load balancing, and web app firewall.
Load balancingAPI security and protection - 7Load Balancer Software, Kubernetes Management
Kubermatic
Kubernetes Management
Enterprise-grade Kubernetes management platform for multi-cloud, edge, and on-premises environments.
Free planKubernetes SecurityHybrid Cloud Management - 8Load Balancer Software
Avinetworks
Load Balancer Software
Accelerate application delivery with plug-and-play software-defined load balancers for VMware Cloud Foundation.
- 9Load Balancer Software
Varnish Cache
Content Delivery Networks
High-performance HTTP accelerator and reverse proxy cache designed for content-heavy websites and APIs.
Free planWeb Performance OptimizationLoad Balancer Software - 10Load Balancer Software
Caddy
Load Balancer Software
Caddy is a powerful, extensible HTTP/2 web server with automatic HTTPS certificate management using Let's Encrypt, written in Go.
Free planFree trialPCI DSSHIPAAConfiguration Management ToolsCloud Development Environments
