BFE vs Inlets
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It is an open-source layer 7 load balancer derived from proprietary Baidu FrontEnd. It supports multiple protocols , including HTTP,HTTPS, SPDY, HTTP2, WebSocket, TLS, etc. And it supports multiple load balancing policies. | You can use it to connect HTTP and TCP services between networks securely. Through an encrypted websocket, it can penetrate firewalls, NAT, captive portals, and other restrictive networks lowering the barrier to entry. |
Multiple protocols supported, including HTTP, HTTPS, SPDY, HTTP2, WebSocket, TLS, etc;
Content based routing, support user-defined routing rule in advanced domain-specific language;
Support multiple load balancing policies;
Flexible plugin framework to extend functionality. Based on the framework, developer can add new features rapidly;
Detailed built-in metrics available for service status monitor | Low-maintenance, secure, and quick alternative to a VPN;
Provide APIs endpoints to consume data from third-parties and partners;
For command and control of: services within private VPCs, IoT devices and Point of Sale (PoS);
Create a hybrid cloud between existing servers and public cloud for: CI, e2e testing, or for accessing legacy systems;
As an alternative to an expensive data-center uplink such as AWS Direct Connect or Azure Express Route. |
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What are some alternatives to BFE, Inlets?
HAProxy
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Traefik
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AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
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Fly
Deploy apps through our global load balancer with minimal shenanigans. All Fly-enabled applications get free SSL certificates, accept traffic through our global network of datacenters, and encrypt all traffic from visitors through to application servers.
Envoy
Originally built at Lyft, Envoy is a high performance C++ distributed proxy designed for single services and applications, as well as a communication bus and “universal data plane” designed for large microservice “service mesh” architectures.
Hipache
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node-http-proxy
node-http-proxy is an HTTP programmable proxying library that supports websockets. It is suitable for implementing components such as proxies and load balancers.
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DigitalOcean Load Balancer
Load Balancers are a highly available, fully-managed service that work right out of the box and can be deployed as fast as a Droplet. Load Balancers distribute incoming traffic across your infrastructure to increase your application's availability.
F5 BIG-IP
It ensures that applications are always secure and perform the way they should. You get built-in security, traffic management, and performance application services, whether your applications live in a private data center or in the cloud.
