# HAProxy: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 64 judge labels across 3 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/haproxy

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Load balancers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/index.md) | 32% | 1 | 8% | 61 |
| [API gateways](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/api-gateways/index.md) | 0% | 27 | 0% | 2 |
| [Proxy and web data providers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/proxy-networks/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Consistently the fastest performer in benchmarks with lowest latency and memory footprint; battle-tested in production for decades." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Load balancers)
- "The best load balancer for a company with a limited budget is HAProxy, as it is a cost-efficient, open-source deployment option." (Llama 4 Maverick, Load balancers)
- "HAProxy is the best overall load balancing software for most teams because its open-source core is free and production-grade" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Load balancers)
- "Best Overall Value: HAProxy – No cost, battle-tested, and handles massive scale with minimal resources." (MiniMax M2.5, Load balancers)

## And against it

- "Older or unpatched self-hosted solutions (e.g., legacy HAProxy, Apache, or custom LVS setups): These can suffer from single points of failure" (Grok 4.20, Load balancers)
- "HAProxy\u2019s official docs label some releases EOL; don\u2019t assume an old install is still receiving fixes" (GPT-6 Luna, Load balancers)
- "Running a single NGINX or HAProxy instance as your load balancer creates a single point of failure" (Kimi K2, Load balancers)
- "outdated F5/HAProxy/NGINX builds, or anything no longer receiving security updates" (GPT-5.4 mini, Load balancers)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HAProxy, from 142 of the 191 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 53
- loadbalancer.org: 53
- gane.ai/index: 41
- aws.amazon.com: 36
- kemptechnologies.com: 35
- devopsschool.com: 30
- f5.com: 30
- spotsaas.com: 30
- costbench.com: 29
- softwareadvice.com: 28

### Pages cited

- https://loadbalancer.org/blog/whats-the-best-cloud-load-balancer: 24
- https://softwareadvice.com/load-balancing: 23
- https://devopsschool.com/blog/top-10-load-balancers-features-pros-cons-comparison: 21
- https://nomios.nl/en/news-blog/best-load-balancers-2024: 19
- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-load-balancers-features-pros-cons-comparison: 19
- https://spotsaas.com/list/load-balancing-software/for-small-business: 19
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/load-balancers/smb: 17
- https://capterra.com/load-balancing-software: 16

## In its own words

What HAProxy's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: High-performance traffic management and next-gen security with multi-cloud management and observability. Built for the enterprise — open source at heart. (https://haproxy.com/)
- For: the enterprise (https://haproxy.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Request a product trial (https://haproxy.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 6 (https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-enterprise/integrations)
- Customers named: Booking.com, PayPal, Roblox, LinkedIn, Dartmouth College, Docker, Infobip, Liftoff

## What it publishes

Every page haproxy.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1415 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 332 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- case study: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-10-05
- webinar or virtual event: 71 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-01
- conference or event: 47 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-11-30
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-28
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-25
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 166 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-11-18
- news or press: 36 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- Recent: 2026-11-30 conference or event: Aws reinvent 2026 las vegas https://www.haproxy.com/events/aws-reinvent-2026-las-vegas
- Recent: 2026-11-10 conference or event: Kubecon cloudnativecon north america 2026 salt lake city https://www.haproxy.com/events/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america-2026-salt-lake-city
- Recent: 2026-10-01 webinar or virtual event: F5 office hours https://www.haproxy.com/content-library/webinars/f5-office-hours
- Recent: 2026-09-29 news or press: Haproxy confirmed as the unshakeable standard for enterprise load balancing in g2 winter 2026 reports https://www.haproxy.com/company/news/haproxy-confirmed-as-the-unshakeable-standard-for-enterprise-load-balancing-in-g2-winter-2026-reports
- Recent: 2026-09-29 news or press: Haproxy continues winning streak into devops and ai in g2 summer 2026 reports https://www.haproxy.com/company/news/haproxy-continues-winning-streak-into-devops-and-ai-in-g2-summer-2026-reports
- Recent: 2026-09-29 news or press: Haproxy holds its perfect score in load balancing for another consecutive quarter in g2 spring 2026 grid reports https://www.haproxy.com/company/news/haproxy-holds-its-perfect-score-in-load-balancing-for-another-consecutive-quarter-in-g2-spring-2026-grid-reports

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.