The solution is used for high availability. We use it for the backend to distribute the load.
Software Engineer at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Helps distribute the server load but has only the basic features
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is effective in managing our traffic."
- "The product does not have any new technologies."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
We needed a simple proxy system that is open source. HAProxy was the most used tool for any issues that we ran into. We did not want to use something that was not used much so that we could fix the issues that came up.
What is most valuable?
The solution is effective in managing our traffic. The integrations work fine. It's a load balancer. There's no need for complex integration. We hit it, and it balances the load in the servers that we assigned to it.
What needs improvement?
The product has the basic foundations of any load-balancing product. It is simple and basic. The product does not have any new technologies.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool seems very stable. I have not heard of the infrastructure team having any issues with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. We have everything we need.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is open source.
What other advice do I have?
There are better tools, but the product does the job well. All my colleagues know the tool and have used it. I recommend the product to others. Companies that have complex environments must not choose HAProxy. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
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It Security Consultant at juke
Scalable and inexpensive although stability can falter with high traffic levels
Pros and Cons
- "Scalable and inexpensive."
- "The visibility could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case of HAProxy is for load balancing.
What is most valuable?
This product is scalable and inexpensive.
What needs improvement?
The visibility could be improved. Stability can falter when there is a lot of traffic. End-to-end connections are limited.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability could be improved.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good, it's provided to us by the distributor.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing costs are inexpensive.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution six out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Team Lead at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Easy to learn but performance is quite bad
What is our primary use case?
Our company used the solution as a proxy for Tanzu during an initial installation for conducting performance tests.
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.
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
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