We performed a comparison between HAProxy and Microsoft Azure Application Gateway based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: HAProxy is the winner in this comparison. It is powerful, stable, and has good load balancing capabilities. In addition, HAProxy is free of charge and has a proven ROI.
"We don't have a problem with the user interface. it's good."
"The features I find valuable in this solution are session control which automatically disconnects users that forget to log off, and the ability to write rules to either allow or block certain file requests."
"Load balancing is valuable, and we are also using the WAF feature."
"I have found HAProxy very helpful in replicating production environment architecture in a development and testing environment."
"The technical support has been, in one word, perfect. Every time I call, I’m on the phone with a representative within five minutes who is highly skilled and willing to help, whether in the case of critical issues or simple advice."
"The most valuable thing for me is TCP/IP Layer 4 stuff you can do with HAProxy. You can go down to the protocol level and make decisions on something."
"The solution is user-friendly and efficient."
"I can't speak to all of the HAProxy features because we don't use them all, but load balancing is very good."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"We find it valuable because it is compatible with our existing Azure solution."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway are the policies, the data store they are using, and the cloud platform it operates on."
"The solution provides great automation and it is easy to upgrade service."
"Microsoft Azure Application Gateway gives us a lot of benefits, including domain mapping."
"The solution has built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure."
"The most valuable feature is WAF."
"I like the tool's stability and performance."
"Sometimes it's challenging to get through the log, and you need a log to understand what is going on. It isn't easy to map the logging with the documentation, and every time I read the log, I have to pull out the documentation to understand what I'm reading."
"HAProxy is very weak in the logging and monitoring part and requires improvement."
"I would like to see better search handling, and a user interface, with a complete functional graphical unit"
"There is room for improvement in HAProxy's dynamic configuration."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It could be cheaper."
"The configuration should be more friendly, perhaps with a Web interface. For example, I work with the ClusterControl product for Severalnines, and we have a Web interface to deploy the HAProxy load-balancer."
"We would like to see dynamic ACL and port update support. Our infrastructure relies on randomly allocated ports and this feature would allow us to update without restarting the process."
"We've changed solutions as it doesn't fit with our current needs."
"The monitoring on the solution could be better."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"I want the solution's support to improve. The tool is also expensive."
"Microsoft needs to work on their documentation."
"The graphical interface needs improvement because it is not user friendly."
"The tool is a pain to deal with when it comes to the area of configuration."
"The security of the product could be adjusted."
"The product could be easier to use and implement."
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HAProxy is ranked 3rd in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 41 reviews while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is ranked 4th in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 41 reviews. HAProxy is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of HAProxy writes "Useful for for small and quick load-balancing tasks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Application Gateway writes "High stability with built-in rules that reduce alerts and are easy to configure". HAProxy is most compared with NGINX Plus, Kemp LoadMaster, Citrix NetScaler, Envoy and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM), whereas Microsoft Azure Application Gateway is most compared with F5 Advanced WAF, Citrix NetScaler, AWS WAF, Cloudflare Web Application Firewall and Cloudflare. See our HAProxy vs. Microsoft Azure Application Gateway report.
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