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HAProxy
(684)4.7 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
1st Easiest To Use in Container Networking software
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Entry Level Price:FREE Open Source
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    HAProxy is an open-source software load balancer and reverse proxy for TCP, QUIC, and HTTP-based applications. It provides high availability, load balancing, and best-in-class SSL processing. HAPr

    Users
    • DevOps Engineer
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 42% Mid-Market
    • 36% Enterprise
    User Sentiment
    How are these determined?Information
    These insights, currently in beta, are compiled from user reviews and grouped to display a high-level overview of the software.
    • HAProxy is a load balancing and reverse proxy solution that provides security, traffic distribution, and high availability.
    • Users like HAProxy for its reliable performance, high availability, easy configuration, scalability, flexibility, and its open-source nature which allows for easy access and customization.
    • Users mentioned that HAProxy can be complex to configure, especially for advanced use cases, and that it lacks built-in web-server and rich caching features, requiring pairing with other components for static content and heavy caching needs.
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    8.7
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
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    Seller
    HAProxy
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2013
    HQ Location
    Newton, MA
    Twitter
    @HAProxy
    21,264 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    128 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

HAProxy is an open-source software load balancer and reverse proxy for TCP, QUIC, and HTTP-based applications. It provides high availability, load balancing, and best-in-class SSL processing. HAPr

Users
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 42% Mid-Market
  • 36% Enterprise
User Sentiment
How are these determined?Information
These insights, currently in beta, are compiled from user reviews and grouped to display a high-level overview of the software.
  • HAProxy is a load balancing and reverse proxy solution that provides security, traffic distribution, and high availability.
  • Users like HAProxy for its reliable performance, high availability, easy configuration, scalability, flexibility, and its open-source nature which allows for easy access and customization.
  • Users mentioned that HAProxy can be complex to configure, especially for advanced use cases, and that it lacks built-in web-server and rich caching features, requiring pairing with other components for static content and heavy caching needs.
HAProxy features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.7
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
Seller Details
Seller
HAProxy
Company Website
Year Founded
2013
HQ Location
Newton, MA
Twitter
@HAProxy
21,264 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
128 employees on LinkedIn®
Calico
(42)4.5 out of 5
Optimized for quick response
3rd Easiest To Use in Container Networking software
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    Calico Cloud is a fully-managed SaaS platform that provides unified networking, network security, and observability to prevent, detect and mitigate security breaches in Kubernetes clusters. It is buil

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Financial Services
    Market Segment
    • 36% Enterprise
    • 36% Mid-Market
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    • Calico features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.5
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Verified User in International Trade and Development
    AI
    1. Detailed network policy control 2. Scalability and efficiency 3. Effortless management 4. Prompt support 5. Seamless Integration Read review
    Verified User in Computer Software
    AC
    Very easy to integrate into kubernetes, deployment is quick and painless. Tigera support is knowledgeable and helpful. The network security... Read review
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    Tigera
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    San Jose, CA
    Twitter
    @tigeraio
    1,960 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    126 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Calico Cloud is a fully-managed SaaS platform that provides unified networking, network security, and observability to prevent, detect and mitigate security breaches in Kubernetes clusters. It is buil

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Financial Services
Market Segment
  • 36% Enterprise
  • 36% Mid-Market
Calico features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
Verified User in International Trade and Development
AI
1. Detailed network policy control 2. Scalability and efficiency 3. Effortless management 4. Prompt support 5. Seamless Integration Read review
Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Very easy to integrate into kubernetes, deployment is quick and painless. Tigera support is knowledgeable and helpful. The network security... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Tigera
Company Website
Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
San Jose, CA
Twitter
@tigeraio
1,960 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
126 employees on LinkedIn®
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Codefresh
(70)4.6 out of 5
2nd Easiest To Use in Container Networking software
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    Codefresh is the GitOps platform for reliably shipping changes fast, making it easy to promote software changes securely. With Codefresh GitOps Cloud, DevOps teams and developers can easily create pro

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 51% Small-Business
    • 39% Mid-Market
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    • Codefresh features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.2
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
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    • ryan d.
    RD
    I liked how they configure CI/CD so we can deploy the applications easily. It reduced the almost manual efforts so we can minimize so we get that... Read review
    Dhyan r.
    DR
    .Codefresh UI is user-friendly and this website very easily integrates with third parties like git and Jenkins. It is the best website for those... Read review
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    Octopus Deploy
    Year Founded
    2012
    HQ Location
    Brisbane, Australia
    Twitter
    @OctopusDeploy
    5,837 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    359 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Codefresh is the GitOps platform for reliably shipping changes fast, making it easy to promote software changes securely. With Codefresh GitOps Cloud, DevOps teams and developers can easily create pro

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 51% Small-Business
  • 39% Mid-Market
Codefresh features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
ryan d.
RD
I liked how they configure CI/CD so we can deploy the applications easily. It reduced the almost manual efforts so we can minimize so we get that... Read review
Dhyan r.
DR
.Codefresh UI is user-friendly and this website very easily integrates with third parties like git and Jenkins. It is the best website for those... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Octopus Deploy
Year Founded
2012
HQ Location
Brisbane, Australia
Twitter
@OctopusDeploy
5,837 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
359 employees on LinkedIn®
Traefik
(35)4.6 out of 5
4th Easiest To Use in Container Networking software
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Entry Level Price:Free
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    Traefik is a leading modern reverse proxy and ingress controller that makes deploying services and APIs easy. Traefik integrates with your existing infrastructure components and configures itself auto

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 54% Small-Business
    • 29% Mid-Market
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    8.2
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Ernest O.
    EO
    Traefik is an awesome reverse proxy that works seamlessly with various orchestration backends (e.g Kubernetes, Docker, Docker Swarm, Amazon ECS,... Read review
    Gianluigi M.
    GM
    Total integration with Kubernetes and automatic service discovery, HTTP2 automatically enabled the built-in integration with Let's Encrypt with... Read review
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    Seller
    Traefik Labs
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Twitter
    @traefik
    11,160 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    35 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Traefik is a leading modern reverse proxy and ingress controller that makes deploying services and APIs easy. Traefik integrates with your existing infrastructure components and configures itself auto

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 54% Small-Business
  • 29% Mid-Market
Traefik features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.2
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
Ernest O.
EO
Traefik is an awesome reverse proxy that works seamlessly with various orchestration backends (e.g Kubernetes, Docker, Docker Swarm, Amazon ECS,... Read review
Gianluigi M.
GM
Total integration with Kubernetes and automatic service discovery, HTTP2 automatically enabled the built-in integration with Let's Encrypt with... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Traefik Labs
Company Website
Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
Twitter
@traefik
11,160 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
35 employees on LinkedIn®
NetScaler
(85)4.4 out of 5
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Free trial available
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    This description is provided by the seller.

    NetScaler is the application delivery and security platform of choice for the world’s largest companies. Thousands of organizations worldwide including eBay, IKEA, and Aria — and more than 90 percent

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Hospital & Health Care
    Market Segment
    • 62% Enterprise
    • 29% Mid-Market
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    8.6
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Shubham G.
    SG
    The best function of Citrix Web App Firewall is its user friendly interface which enables anyone to use the product hassle free. Read review
    Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
    UP
    Application performance acceleration is one of the feature of it. Read review
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    Cloud Software Group
    HQ Location
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Twitter
    @cloudsoftware
    119 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    9,677 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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NetScaler is the application delivery and security platform of choice for the world’s largest companies. Thousands of organizations worldwide including eBay, IKEA, and Aria — and more than 90 percent

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Hospital & Health Care
Market Segment
  • 62% Enterprise
  • 29% Mid-Market
NetScaler features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
Shubham G.
SG
The best function of Citrix Web App Firewall is its user friendly interface which enables anyone to use the product hassle free. Read review
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
UP
Application performance acceleration is one of the feature of it. Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Cloud Software Group
HQ Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Twitter
@cloudsoftware
119 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
9,677 employees on LinkedIn®
F5 NGINX
(107)4.6 out of 5
6th Easiest To Use in Container Networking software
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Entry Level Price:Starting at $2500 per ...
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    NGINX, Inc. is the company behind NGINX, the popular open source project trusted by more than 400 million sites. We offer a suite of technologies for developing and delivering modern applications. The

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 42% Small-Business
    • 40% Mid-Market
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    • F5 NGINX features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.4
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
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    • OP
    Generate data and documentation, free code to add to the server and organize data in the system, activity control and backup records. Perfect... Read review
    RC
    The tool is very fast and efficient, especially for companies that need to handle high volumes of data in their day-to-day operations. The software... Read review
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    F5
    HQ Location
    Seattle, Washington
    Twitter
    @F5Networks
    1,389 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    6,155 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
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NGINX, Inc. is the company behind NGINX, the popular open source project trusted by more than 400 million sites. We offer a suite of technologies for developing and delivering modern applications. The

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 42% Small-Business
  • 40% Mid-Market
F5 NGINX features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.4
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
OP
Generate data and documentation, free code to add to the server and organize data in the system, activity control and backup records. Perfect... Read review
RC
The tool is very fast and efficient, especially for companies that need to handle high volumes of data in their day-to-day operations. The software... Read review
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F5
HQ Location
Seattle, Washington
Twitter
@F5Networks
1,389 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
6,155 employees on LinkedIn®
HashiCorp Consul
(23)4.3 out of 5
7th Easiest To Use in Container Networking software
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    HashiCorp Consul is a service networking solution that enables teams to manage secure network connectivity between services and across multi-cloud environments and runtimes. Consul offers service disc

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 48% Enterprise
    • 30% Small-Business
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    8.9
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Verified User in Construction
    CC
    Great software to use, Super easy to figure out Read review
    Verified User in Financial Services
    AF
    Consul helps in service discovery and sets us free to operate on other aspects of automation. Automatic DNS is very notable experience IMO Read review
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    Hashicorp
    Year Founded
    2012
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Twitter
    @hashicorp
    101,121 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,313 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: HCP
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
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HashiCorp Consul is a service networking solution that enables teams to manage secure network connectivity between services and across multi-cloud environments and runtimes. Consul offers service disc

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 48% Enterprise
  • 30% Small-Business
HashiCorp Consul features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.9
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
Verified User in Construction
CC
Great software to use, Super easy to figure out Read review
Verified User in Financial Services
AF
Consul helps in service discovery and sets us free to operate on other aspects of automation. Automatic DNS is very notable experience IMO Read review
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Seller
Hashicorp
Year Founded
2012
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
Twitter
@hashicorp
101,121 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,313 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: HCP
VMware NSX
(79)4.4 out of 5
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    VMware NSX® is a powerful network virtualization solution for VMware Cloud Foundation™ (VCF) that enables network connectivity, operations, and scale. NSX Network Virtualization brings the simplicity

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer & Network Security
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 37% Enterprise
    • 32% Mid-Market
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    8.0
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.7
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Amit S.
    AS
    NSX offer Micro segmentation. In addition to this it offers DFW, Routing and Load balancing features in house. Any administrator with basic... Read review
    Talon K.
    TK
    Nsx intelligence wad a great tool to help us stay compliant Read review
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    Broadcom
    Year Founded
    1991
    HQ Location
    San Jose, CA
    Twitter
    @broadcom
    62,269 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    55,707 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: CA
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
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VMware NSX® is a powerful network virtualization solution for VMware Cloud Foundation™ (VCF) that enables network connectivity, operations, and scale. NSX Network Virtualization brings the simplicity

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer & Network Security
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 37% Enterprise
  • 32% Mid-Market
VMware NSX features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.0
Ease of Use
Average: 8.7
Amit S.
AS
NSX offer Micro segmentation. In addition to this it offers DFW, Routing and Load balancing features in house. Any administrator with basic... Read review
Talon K.
TK
Nsx intelligence wad a great tool to help us stay compliant Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Broadcom
Year Founded
1991
HQ Location
San Jose, CA
Twitter
@broadcom
62,269 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
55,707 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: CA