ComparisonsJuly 20, 2026·5 min read

Cloudflare Workers vs HAProxy

Edge computing vs traditional infrastructure.

HAProxy

Fast, reliable, battle-tested. Requires server, config, maintenance.

Workers

Serverless, edge, no management. ~1-3ms overhead.

When HAProxy

TCP load balancing
Sub-millisecond requirements
Private networks

When Workers

HTTP/HTTPS only
Zero management
Global distribution

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