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Caddy vs MetalLB

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CaddyLoad Balancer Software
Free (open source)Published price
MetalLB logo
MetalLBLoad Balancer Software
FreePublished price
Caddy logo
Caddy
Load Balancer Software

Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP server with automatic HTTPS.

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MetalLB
Load Balancer Software

Bare metal load-balancer for Kubernetes

Overview
CategoryLoad Balancer SoftwareLoad Balancer Software
What it isCaddy is a powerful, extensible HTTP/2 web server with automatic HTTPS certificate management using Let's Encrypt, written in Go.Load-balancer implementation for bare-metal Kubernetes clusters using standard routing protocols.
Pricing
Published priceFree (open source)
Caddy is free and open-source software (Apache 2.0) with no paid license; the full server, including automatic HTTPS, is free to use in production. There is no paid tier for the s…
Free
MetalLB is available free or as open-source software. No paid numeric starting price was confirmed from a current authoritative source; commercial hosting, support, or enterprise…
Pricing modelFreeFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20152017
Team size1-10 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersRemote (Open Source)Remote

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