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Alternatives to Traefik

10 alternatives

  1. 1Load Balancer Software, Container Orchestration

    Ingress-NGINX

    Load Balancer Software

    Kubernetes ingress controller using NGINX as reverse proxy and load balancer for incoming traffic.

    Free planKubernetes SecurityKubernetes Management
  2. 2Load Balancer Software, API Gateway

    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 Hosting

    Price$208.33+ / month

  3. 3Load Balancer Software

    Kamailio

    Communication APIs

    Open-source SIP server providing VoIP, WebRTC, and real-time communication services with high scalability and flexible routing.

    Load balancing and failoverTls and secure communication
  4. 4Load Balancer Software, Container Orchestration

    MetalLB

    Load Balancer Software

    Load-balancer implementation for bare-metal Kubernetes clusters using standard routing protocols.

    Free planKubernetes ManagementContainer Orchestration
  5. 5Load Balancer Software, API Security

    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
  6. 6Load Balancer Software, Cloud Hosting

    Envoy Proxy

    Service Mesh Platforms

    Envoy is an open-source edge and service proxy designed for cloud-native applications, originally built at Lyft and now a CNCF graduated project.

    Dynamic configuration via xds apisAdvanced load balancingDeep observability and distributed tracing
  7. 7Load Balancer Software, Kubernetes Security

    Kubermatic

    Kubernetes Management

    Enterprise-grade Kubernetes management platform for multi-cloud, edge, and on-premises environments.

    Free planKubernetes SecurityHybrid Cloud Management
  8. 8Load Balancer Software, API Gateway

    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
  9. 9API Management, API Gateway

    Kong

    API Management

    Kong provides an API platform that manages, secures, and observes APIs and microservices across cloud-native environments with the open-source Kong Gateway at its core.

    Service meshAI gatewayDeveloper portal

    Price$250+ / month

  10. 10Load 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