Traefik Labs

Traefik Labs (formerly Containous) is a cloud-native networking company providing a unified platform for application connectivity and API management.

Traefik’s unified platform supports organizations in adopting and scaling cloud-native architectures, enhancing operations, and boosting productivity. The company offers Traefik Enterprise, an enterprise version of Traefik Proxy with additional features for businesses requiring advanced management and security capabilities, and Traefik Hub, a cloud service for securing, managing, and scaling access to web applications and APIs.

Its portfolio also includes Traefik Proxy, an open-source cloud-native application proxy, and Traefik Mesh, an open-source service mesh solution. These products focus on simplifying and accelerating API life cycle management, acting as a single entry point for microservices deployments, and offering centralized routing solutions for Kubernetes and Docker Swarm deployments​.

Traefik employs a flexible subscription-based sales model tailored to different scales and requirements, including both open-source solutions and commercial offerings.

Key customers and partnerships

Traefik’s customers operate in various industries and sectors such as aerospace, fashion, pharmaceutical, energy, and financial services. Some notable customers are NASA, Hugo Boss, Merck, gusto, Siemens, and SpotOn.

The company has technology partnerships with D2IQ, Docker, Elastic, Instana, Hashicorp, Splunk, Platform9, and Sysdig, among others.

Traefik supports cloud integrations with AWS, Google Cloud, Microsft Azure, DigitalOcean, Exoscale, and Packet.

Funding and financials

Traefik Labs raised USD 10.0 million in Series A funding in January 2020, led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Elaia and 360 Capital.