No. 7 of 27 ·Kubernetes Ingress Controllers

HAProxy Ingress

Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

HAProxy Ingress is ranked #7 of 27 in Kubernetes ingress controllers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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HAProxy Ingress Free Kubernetes cluster required · v0.16 requires Kubernetes 1.21 or newer haproxy-ingress.github.io · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on Kubernetes ingress controllers

Free plan: Yes
Ingress API model: both
TLS automation: Yes
Canary routing: Yes
Rate limiting: Yes
Web application firewall: Yes
Auth policies: Yes
Deployment model: self-hosted

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The record

Purpose: HAProxy Ingress configures HAProxy to route incoming requests from an external network to applications in a Kubernetes cluster.
Dynamic updates: Changes made to the Kubernetes cluster are applied to the HAProxy instance on the fly.
Customization: The project homepage describes more than 200 configuration options and support for Ingress and Gateway API resources.
Deployment: The controller is installed and configured with a Helm chart, and the instructions require Helm version 3.
Cluster requirement: HAProxy Ingress requires a running Kubernetes cluster, and its v0.16 controller requires Kubernetes 1.21 or newer.
Supported local clusters: The getting-started guide names minikube, kind, k3s, k3d, and colima as local Kubernetes deployment options.
Gateway API: The Gateway API documentation says HAProxy Ingress can manage Ingress and Gateway API resources in the same cluster, with support described as partial.
Gateway API limits: The documented Gateway API implementation supports GatewayClass, Gateway, TCPRoute, and HTTPRoute, while HTTPRoute filters and resource status updates are not implemented on that page’s described version.
Monitoring integrations: The metrics example describes collecting HAProxy and controller metrics with Prometheus and Grafana using Prometheus Operator.
Security: The getting-started guide says HAProxy Ingress uses TLS SNI and the Host header to associate requests with ingress hosts.
License: The GitHub repository lists the project under the Apache-2.0 license.
Support: The project lists a Kubernetes Slack channel, a users mailing list, and Stack Overflow for community discussion and questions.
Installation privilege: The installation guide says administrative privileges in the Kubernetes cluster are required to install the controller properly.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

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Sources

github.com/jcmoraisjr/haproxy-ingress/· checked 29 Sept 2026
haproxy-ingress.github.io· checked 29 Sept 2026
haproxy-ingress.github.io/docs/getting-started/· checked 29 Sept 2026
haproxy-ingress.github.io/docs/configuration/gateway-api/· checked 29 Sept 2026
haproxy-ingress.github.io/docs/examples/metrics/· checked 29 Sept 2026