HAProxy Ingress vs NGINX Ingress Controller
| HAProxy Ingress | NGINX Ingress Controller | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Ingress API model | both | ingress |
| TLS automation | Yes | Yes |
| Canary routing | Yes | Yes |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| Web application firewall | Yes | Yes |
| Auth policies | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
Both are listed in Best Kubernetes Ingress Controllers. On Freedom251, HAProxy Ingress scores higher on our published basis.