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HAProxy vs dnsdist: catalog facts
HAProxy	dnsdist
Free HAProxy Community Edition is free and open source. HAProxy Enterprise is a paid product.	Free Free to download and run.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Handles extremely high connection rates with predictable latency Detailed health checking, queuing and rate limiting built in	Load balancing across multiple DNS backends Rule-based filtering, rewriting and blocking of queries
Configuration is its own language with a steep learning curve No native automatic certificate issuance; ACME is handled alongside it	Aimed at operators and needs DNS knowledge to configure Does not resolve queries itself; needs backend servers
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 23, 2026

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