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Traefik
Modern cloud-native edge router and API gateway
As of 30 August 2026, Traefik is free to use. Traefik is a modern, open-source edge router and reverse proxy that works with your existing infrastructure components. Softwr lists it under Networking. Traefik is made by Traefik Labs, launched in 2015, available on Self-hosted, Web.
Overview
What Traefik does
Traefik is a modern, open-source edge router and reverse proxy that works with your existing infrastructure components. It's designed for containerized applications and microservices architectures.
What people use it for
- API gateway for microservices architecture
- Kubernetes ingress controller
- Container and VM traffic routing
- Cloud-native application management
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Traefik.
- No transparent pricing displayed for Traefik Hub API Gateway or API Management products
- No subscription period specified for paid tiers
- Traefik Hub products require contacting sales for pricing
Cross-shopped
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Capabilities
Features
API Gateway
Load Balancing
SSL/TLS Termination
Kubernetes
Integration with Kubernetes
Docker
Integration with Docker
Consul
Integration with Consul
etcd
Integration with etcd
Linux support
Available on Linux
Docker support
Available on Docker
Kubernetes support
Available on Kubernetes
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Is Traefik Proxy free to use?
Yes, Traefik Proxy is completely free and open source. You can download and use it at no cost.
SourceWhat pricing model does Traefik use for its paid products?
Traefik Hub products (API Gateway and API Management) use quote-based pricing. Specific rates are not published on the pricing page; you must contact sales to request pricing.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Traefik
- Company
- Traefik Labs
- Based in
- Paris, France
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Where to go from Traefik
- Traefik alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
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- Consul
- ngrok
- Grafana
- Cloudflare
- Eclipse Mosquitto
- pfSense
- Icinga
- Zabbix
- Netdata
- LibreNMS
- OpenVPN
- MikroTik RouterOS
- Ubiquiti UniFi
- Domotz
- Headscale
- Icinga
- Zabbix
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