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VERDICT

Should I use RELIANOID?

Open Source Load Balancing solutions that ensure security, scalability and resilience of services. - relianoid.com

Depends. Buy if you run serious infrastructure and want an open-source ADC with enterprise support without F5/Citrix pricing. Skip it for a simple site or app — a cloud load balancer or HAProxy is cheaper and far simpler.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; review counts are very small (3 on G2, 2 on SourceForge), so real-world validation is limited.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useVirtual appliance offered; no usability reviews found
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community Edition

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Enterprise Edition v8Quote-based

Best for

  • Infra teams replacing F5 BIG-IP on a budget
  • Security-focused deployments needing L4/L7 ADC
  • Telecom OSS/BSS high-availability workloads
  • AWS/Azure shops wanting open-source LB

Not for

  • Small teams with one app — use your cloud provider's load balancer
  • Anyone wanting transparent pricing without a sales call
  • Teams that need huge communities and tutorials — use HAProxy or nginx
  • Buyers without staff to own and operate load-balancer infrastructure

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Enterprise pricing is not public; you must request an evaluation through sales.

medium

Only 3 G2 and 2 SourceForge reviews — almost no independent validation at scale.

medium

Free Community edition depends on community support; vendor support is a separate purchase.

low

Rebranded from ZEVENET — older docs, forums, and deployments may use the old name.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Truly open source with a free Community Edition download.
  • Perfect 5.0 ratings on both G2 and SourceForge.
  • Positioned and reviewed as a cost-effective F5 BIG-IP alternative.
  • Deployable from AWS, Azure, and Microsoft marketplaces.
  • Publishes security advisories and a public end-of-life plan.

Cons

  • Tiny review base: 3 G2 and 2 SourceForge reviews total.
  • Enterprise pricing hidden behind a sales evaluation request.
  • Affected by Dirty Frag Linux kernel vulnerability; advisory issued.
  • Community edition relies on community support; paid support costs extra.

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - Vendor actively publishes advisories and an end-of-life plan; two kernel-related flaws surfaced in 2026 sources.

official x5review x4security x2news x1
  • Dirty Frag Linux kernel vulnerability, A Linux kernel flaw affecting RELIANOID deployments; vendor issued a public security advisory.
  • CVE-2026-46300, Sources reference this flaw in connection with RELIANOID; full details thin in reviewed evidence.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free edition; pitched as cost-effective vs proprietary ADCs
  • Ease of use. Virtual appliance offered; no usability reviews found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. L4/L7, firewall LB, VPP acceleration, API, secure boot
  • Support quality: 3/5. Paid support tiers exist; quality unverified by reviews
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes advisories; hit by kernel flaws in 2026
  • 5.0/5 G2 rating 3 reviews
  • 5.0/5 SourceForge rating 2 reviews, free download
  • Yes Free tier Community Edition download
  • Quote-based Enterprise pricing AWS & Azure Marketplace, evaluation request

Pricing

Community Edition

Free

  • Open source load balancer
  • Community support

Enterprise Edition v8

Quote-based

  • Sold via AWS/Azure Marketplace
  • Evaluation request required
  • Vendor support included

Security

Vendor actively publishes advisories and an end-of-life plan; two kernel-related flaws surfaced in 2026 sources.

  • Dirty Frag Linux kernel vulnerabilityA Linux kernel flaw affecting RELIANOID deployments; vendor issued a public security advisory.⁹
  • CVE-2026-46300Sources reference this flaw in connection with RELIANOID; full details thin in reviewed evidence.10

What users say

Reviews are scarce but uniformly glowing — 5.0 on G2 and SourceForge, with an AWS Marketplace reviewer citing strong performance.

Alternatives

Compare RELIANOID with each alternative.

  • SKUDONET

    Rival open-source ADC worth shortlisting.

Companies that use it

  • Open Systems Technologies11
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; review counts are very small (3 on G2, 2 on SourceForge), so real-world validation is limited.

Solid open-source ADC for infra teams dodging F5 pricing; overkill for small apps — use your cloud LB. Tiny review base.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; review counts are very small (3 on G2, 2 on SourceForge), so real-world validation is limited.

Sources

  1. Relianoid Reviews - G2g2.com
    review
  2. RELIANOID Reviews - SourceForgesourceforge.net
    review
  3. RELIANOID ADC Reviews - PeerSpotpeerspot.com
    review
  4. RELIANOID ADC Enterprise Edition v8 - AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
    official
  5. Free Load Balancer – Community Editionrelianoid.com
    official
  6. F5 Networks BIG-IP Alternativerelianoid.com
    official
  7. Enterprise Edition evaluation requestrelianoid.com
    official
  8. End of Life Plan RELIANOID Load Balancerrelianoid.com
    official
  9. Dirty Frag Linux Kernel Vulnerability Affects RELIANOIDlinkedin.com
    security
  10. Latest RELIANOID News & Announcements - Distilldistillintelligence.com
    security
  11. Open Systems Technologies: Why RELIANOID is Cost-Effectiverelianoid.com
    news
  12. RELIANOID Load Balancer (former Zevenet) - Simple ITitmadesimple.ro
    review

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