Our company used the solution as a proxy for Tanzu during an initial installation for conducting performance tests.
Team Lead at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Easy to learn but performance is quite bad
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
It is easy to learn proxy operations.
What needs improvement?
The solution has bad performance issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used the solution for six months.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good and passed all tests.
How are customer service and support?
I did not need technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is easy to install and configure in terms of the load balancer. Other tools might take eight days to install, but the solution only takes three or four days.
What about the implementation team?
We installed the solution in-house using available documentation.
Maintenance can be completed by one network administrator. Sometimes it is not easy to diagnose issues.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is open source so is free.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other options before the solution. We were not happy with the solution's performance so we switched to Load Balancing Analytics.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Network security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Works for application load balancing, but pricing, monitoring, and reports need improvement
Pros and Cons
- "The feature that I have found the most valuable is that it works for my use case of application load balancing. I'm using it for PeerSense, and it's easy enough for PeerSense."
- "Pricing, monitoring, and reports can be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it for application load balancing.
What is most valuable?
The feature that I have found the most valuable is that it works for my use case of application load balancing. I'm using it for PeerSense, and it's easy enough for PeerSense.
What needs improvement?
Pricing, monitoring, and reports can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have just started using HAProxy. In my organization, they've been using it for a year or two.
How was the initial setup?
It was a little bit straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
HAProxy is free in the initial offer. However, pricing can be improved.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend HAProxy because it is free in the initial offer, which would work for low budget enterprises that don't have much to start with.
I would rate HAProxy a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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