Find Open-Source Alternatives
Discover powerful open-source replacements for popular commercial software. Save on costs, gain transparency, and join a community of developers.
Discover powerful open-source replacements for popular commercial software. Save on costs, gain transparency, and join a community of developers.
Compare community-driven replacements for Azure Load Balancer in reverse proxies & load balancers workflows. We curate active, self-hostable options with transparent licensing so you can evaluate the right fit quickly.
These projects match the most common migration paths for teams replacing Azure Load Balancer.
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Single‑binary deployment with optional Docker image
Recent commits in the last 6 months
MIT, Apache, and similar licenses
Counts reflect projects currently indexed as alternatives to Azure Load Balancer.
Why teams pick it
Separate stable and mainline release streams
High‑performance web server, load balancer, and reverse proxy.
Why teams choose it
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Windows support remains proof‑of‑concept only
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Static website hosting with edge caching
Reduced latency and bandwidth usage through on‑disk and memory caching.
High-performance reverse proxy for HTTP and TCP traffic
Why teams choose it
Dynamic reverse proxy and load balancer for cloud-native microservices
All-in-one HTTP reverse proxy with built-in tools
Teams replacing Azure Load Balancer in reverse proxies & load balancers workflows typically weigh self-hosting needs, integration coverage, and licensing obligations.
Tip: shortlist one hosted and one self-hosted option so stakeholders can compare trade-offs before migrating away from Azure Load Balancer.
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Configuration syntax can be complex for newcomers
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API gateway for microservices
Distributes incoming API requests across multiple service instances, ensuring low latency, automatic failover, and consistent throughput.
Why teams choose it
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Complexity may increase with large numbers of routes
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Kubernetes microservice exposure
Automatically creates Ingress routes and TLS certificates for services as they are deployed, removing manual Ingress configuration.
Why teams choose it
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Configuration primarily via command‑line flags; UI limited
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Unified HTTPS for multiple Docker containers
Single domain with automatic certificate renewal routes traffic to each container