HAProxy
HAProxy is a high-performance reverse proxy and load balancer for TCP- and HTTP-based applications.
According to our data, HAProxy ranks 13th among the load balancers we track.
It has 0.6% of the load balancer market share and is present on 0.04% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- </> Source code
GitHub💸 Pricing
HAProxy is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Load Balancers
- Rank: 13
- Market share: 0.6%
- Caching
- Rank: 20
- Market share: 0.09%
🏆 HAProxy Awards
- ⭐ 9th most popular in Poland in the Load Balancers category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Canada in the Load Balancers category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Germany in the Load Balancers category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in France in the Load Balancers category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in Spain in the Load Balancers category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in the United States in the Load Balancers category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in the United Kingdom in the Load Balancers category.
- 🔥 16th most popular in Poland in the Caching category.
- 🔥 17th most popular in Canada in the Caching category.
- 🔥 17th most popular in France in the Caching category.
⚡ Sites Using HAProxy
We have data on 1,183 websites that use the HAProxy load balancer. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using HAProxy is 
wikipedia.org.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wikipedia.org |
#11 | United States | English |
| 2 |  soundcloud.com |
#40 | Germany | English |
| 3 |  stackoverflow.com |
#101 | English | |
| 4 |  wikimedia.org |
#102 | United States | English |
| 5 |  uber.com |
#117 | United States | English |
| 6 | en.wikipedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 7 | gitlab.com | #326 | United States | American English |
| 8 | #468 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #1,002 | English | ||
| 10 | #1,071 | United States | Amharic | |
| 11 | #1,223 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 12 | es.wikipedia.org |
United States | Spanish | |
| 13 | #1,317 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #1,518 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 15 | commons.wikimedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 16 | #1,880 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 17 | #1,890 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 18 |  mediawiki.org |
#2,098 | United States | English |
| 19 | #2,518 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 20 | #2,837 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use HAProxy:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using HAProxy are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
- United States 38%
- United Kingdom 10.3%
- Canada 9.3%
- Germany 8.3%
- France 7.2%
- Poland 2.4%
- Spain 2.2%
- Austria 1.8%
- Czech Republic 1.7%
- Other 18.8%
Most HAProxy users speak English, German, or French.
- English 75.9%
- German 5.2%
- French 4.9%
- Spanish 1.7%
- Polish 1.6%
- Italian 1.6%
- Japanese 0.9%
- Swedish 0.9%
- Dutch 0.7%
- Other 6.6%
The HAProxy load balancer is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 46.8%
- .org 16.3%
- .de 4%
- .ca 3%
- .net 2.2%
- .fr 2.1%
- .co.uk 1.9%
- .pl 1.9%
- .it 1.5%
- Other 20.3%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing HAProxy include business, education and reference, and software and hardware.
- Business 13.9%
- Education/Reference 8.9%
- Software/Hardware 7.1%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.6%
- Entertainment 6.3%
- Real Estate 5.8%
- Online Shopping 5.3%
- Fashion/Beauty 5%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.7%
- Other 37.4%
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Google Cloud Load Balancer💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is HAProxy's headquarters?
HAProxy is located in Newton, Massachusetts, United States.
Does HAProxy offer a free plan?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses HAProxy the most?
The majority of HAProxy users are from the United States.
Who uses HAProxy?
According to our data, HAProxy is used on over a thousand sites, including such established ones as wikipedia.org, soundcloud.com, and stackoverflow.com.
How does HAProxy stack up against its competitors?
HAProxy is a moderately popular load balancer, ranking ahead of 5 other load balancers we track.
What are the alternatives to HAProxy?
Alternatives and possible competitors to HAProxy may include 
Envoy, Varnish, and 
Apache Traffic Server.