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Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer vs HAProxy Enterprise

Both stand on load balancing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer

Paid Web

Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer offers multiple managed options with different listed backend limits. The ALB Basic price is a billed-hourly reference price, while prices for the other listed options are not provided.

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HAProxy Enterprise

Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted

HAProxy Enterprise combines broad protocol support, configurable routing, failover, security features, and Kubernetes tooling. Buyers must request customized pricing and operate the self-hosted deployment model.

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The facts

	Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer	HAProxy Enterprise
Free plan	No	No
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	API, Linux, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	ALB Basic: $0.01 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	5	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	alibabacloud.com	haproxy.com
On load balancing software	#18 of 32	#14 of 32

Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer: what it does well

Provides Layer 4 and Layer 7 routing.
Lists global traffic management and TLS termination.
ALB Standard and WAF-enabled list 1,000 backends.
ALB Basic is listed at $0.01 a month.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Most listed options have no price shown.
ALB Basic lists 200 backends per instance.

HAProxy Enterprise: what it does well

Supports HTTP, QUIC, UDP, and gRPC
More than 13 balancing algorithms
On-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud deployment
WAF, DDoS, bot, and rate controls
24/7/365 expert support

What to know first

No free plan is listed
Pricing requires contacting sales
Self-hosted rather than managed
WAF accuracy is a stated figure, not a guarantee

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