What is Inlets?
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.
Inlets is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Low-maintenance, secure, and quick alternative to a VPNProvide APIs endpoints to consume data from third-parties and partnersFor 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 systemsAs an alternative to an expensive data-center uplink such as AWS Direct Connect or Azure Express Route.
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Inlets Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Inlets?
AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
With Elastic Load Balancing, you can add and remove EC2 instances as your needs change without disrupting the overall flow of information. If one EC2 instance fails, Elastic Load Balancing automatically reroutes the traffic to the remaining running EC2 instances. If the failed EC2 instance is restored, Elastic Load Balancing restores the traffic to that instance. Elastic Load Balancing offers clients a single point of contact, and it can also serve as the first line of defense against attacks on your network. You can offload the work of encryption and decryption to Elastic Load Balancing, so your servers can focus on their main task.
HAProxy
HAProxy (High Availability Proxy) is a free, very fast and reliable solution offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.
Traefik
A modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy. Traefik integrates with your existing infrastructure components and configures itself automatically and dynamically.
