Traefik
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysCloud-native reverse proxy and load balancer
Replaces HAProxy, AWS ELB
Best Kubernetes Reverse Proxy & Gateways for self-hosting
The 25 best Kubernetes reverse proxy & gateways you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Kong Gateway
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysCloud-native, fast, scalable API gateway
Replaces AWS API Gateway, Apigee
Istio
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFull-featured service mesh for traffic and security control
Replaces AWS App Mesh
Envoy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysCloud-native high-performance edge and service proxy
Replaces Nginx, HAProxy
Authelia
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysAuthentication and authorization server for reverse proxies
Replaces Okta, Cloudflare Access
authentik
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysOpen-source identity provider with proxy outpost
Replaces Okta, Auth0
Ingress-NGINX
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysKubernetes ingress controller using NGINX
Replaces AWS ALB Ingress
Apache APISIX
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysDynamic, real-time, high-performance API gateway
Replaces Kong, AWS API Gateway
OAuth2 Proxy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysReverse proxy that adds authentication to any web app
Replaces Cloudflare Access
CoreDNS
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFlexible, plugin-based DNS server
Replaces BIND, dnsmasq
cert-manager
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysAutomated TLS certificate management for Kubernetes
Replaces Certbot
Linkerd
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysUltralight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes
Replaces Istio, AWS App Mesh
Tyk
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysOpen-source API gateway and management platform
Replaces Apigee, AWS API Gateway
ExternalDNS
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysSynchronize Kubernetes services with DNS providers
Replaces Route 53 manual records
Pomerium
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysIdentity-aware reverse proxy for zero-trust access
Replaces Cloudflare Access, BeyondCorp
Emissary-ingress
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysKubernetes-native API gateway built on Envoy
Replaces AWS API Gateway, Kong
Kuma
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysUniversal service mesh for Kubernetes and VMs
Replaces Istio, Linkerd
Contour
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysKubernetes ingress controller powered by Envoy
Replaces AWS ALB Ingress
Skipper
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysHTTP router and reverse proxy for service composition
Replaces Nginx, Traefik
Gateway API
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysNext-generation Kubernetes traffic routing standard
Replaces Kubernetes Ingress
Sablier
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysScale services to zero and start them on demand
Replaces AWS Lambda
KrakenD
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysUltra-high-performance API gateway
Replaces AWS API Gateway, Kong
Traefik Mesh
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysLightweight service mesh built on Traefik
Replaces Istio, Linkerd
HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysKubernetes ingress controller based on HAProxy
Replaces AWS ALB Ingress
Gravitee API Management
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysOpen-source API management platform
Replaces Apigee, MuleSoft
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Kubernetes within the reverse proxy & gateways category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.