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HAProxy vs Apache HTTP Server: catalog facts
HAProxy	Apache HTTP Server
Free HAProxy Community Edition is free and open source. HAProxy Enterprise is a paid product.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Handles extremely high connection rates with predictable latency Detailed health checking, queuing and rate limiting built in	Huge module ecosystem and decades of documented configuration Per-directory .htaccess overrides suit shared hosting
Configuration is its own language with a steep learning curve No native automatic certificate issuance; ACME is handled alongside it	Higher memory use per connection than event-driven servers Default configurations are spread across many files and vary by distribution
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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