Google Cloud Load Balancing vs HAProxy Community Edition
| Google Cloud Load Balancing | HAProxy Community Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | Linux, self-hosted |
| Managed service | Yes | No |
| Layer 7 routing | Yes | Yes |
| Layer 4 routing | Yes | Yes |
| Global traffic management | Yes | — |
| TLS termination | Yes | Yes |
| Backend limit | 50 backends | — |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Load Balancing Software. On Inferse, Google Cloud Load Balancing scores higher on our published basis.