A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 111k
- Latest
- v0.72.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-10
Web servers and reverse proxies
Serve sites, terminate TLS and route traffic to services.
Changes in this category (RSS)
Side by side
| Tool | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| frp | 111k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v0.72.0 | 2026-11-10 |
| Caddy | 79k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v2.11.9 | 2026-11-11 |
| Traefik | 66k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v3.7.18 | 2026-11-11 |
| Nginx Proxy Manager | 35k | MIT | Open source | Yes | JavaScript | v2.17.0 | 2026-11-12 |
| nginx | 32k | BSD-2-Clause | Open source | Yes | C | release-1.31.8 | 2026-11-09 |
| Envoy | 29k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | C++ | v1.40.2 | 2026-11-12 |
| Pangolin | 24k | Other | Open core | Yes | TypeScript | 1.26.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| ingress-nginx | 19k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | controller-v1.15.1 | 2026-03-23 |
| rathole | 14k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | v0.5.0 | 2026-08-23 |
| OpenResty | 14k | Other | Open source | Yes | C | v1.27.1.2 | 2026-11-07 |
| Tengine | 13k | BSD-2-Clause | Open source | Yes | C | 3.1.0 | 2026-09-07 |
| Nginx UI | 12k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v3.0.2 | 2026-11-12 |
| H2O | 12k | MIT | Open source | Yes | C | tag-no-more-releases | 2026-11-12 |
| FrankenPHP | 12k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v1.13.5 | 2026-11-11 |
| BunkerWeb | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | v1.6.17 | 2026-11-12 |
| HAProxy | 7k | Other | Open source | Yes | C | v3.4.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Zoraxy | 5.6k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | HTML | v3.3.5-rc5 | 2026-11-04 |
| sish | 4.8k | MIT | Open source | Yes | Go | v4.0.0 | 2026-11-07 |
| zrok | 4.8k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v2.0.9 | 2026-10-31 |
| Keepalived | 4.7k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | C | v2.4.3 | 2026-11-07 |
| Emissary-ingress | 4.5k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | v4.2.0 | 2026-11-10 |
| Octelium | 4.2k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v0.50.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Apache HTTP Server | 4k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | C | 2.4.71 | 2026-11-11 |
| Contour | 4k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | HTML | v1.33.8 | 2026-11-11 |
| Sōzu | 3.8k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | 2.3.4 | 2026-11-08 |
| Squid | 3.1k | GPL-2.0 | Open source | Yes | C++ | SQUID_7_8 | 2026-11-10 |
| Envoy Gateway | 3.1k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Go | v1.10.0 | 2026-11-12 |
| Angie | 2.6k | BSD-2-Clause | Open source | Yes | C | Angie-1.12.4 | 2026-11-10 |
| Static Web Server | 2.4k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Rust | v2.44.2 | 2026-11-12 |
| Apache Traffic Server | 2k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | C++ | 10.2.1 | 2026-11-11 |
| OpenLiteSpeed | 1.5k | GPL-3.0 | Open source | Yes | C++ | v1.9.4 | 2026-11-09 |
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Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 79k
- Latest
- v2.11.9
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 35k
- Latest
- v2.17.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
The official NGINX Open Source repository.
- Language
- C
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
- Stars
- 32k
- Latest
- release-1.31.8
- Last push
- 2026-11-09
Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy
- Language
- C++
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 29k
- Latest
- v1.40.2
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
Modern networking and security platform providing secure access and connectivity to apps, infrastructure, and AI workloads. Connect and protect your users.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 24k
- Latest
- 1.26.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 19k
- Latest
- controller-v1.15.1
- Last push
- 2026-03-23
A lightweight and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok.
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 14k
- Latest
- v0.5.0
- Last push
- 2026-08-23
High Performance Web Platform Based on Nginx and LuaJIT
A high-performance web server and reverse proxy, 100% compatible with nginx.
- Language
- C
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
- Stars
- 13k
- Latest
- 3.1.0
- Last push
- 2026-09-07
Yet another WebUI for Nginx
H2O - the optimized HTTP/1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 server
- Language
- C
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 12k
- Latest
- tag-no-more-releases
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
🧟 The modern PHP app server
🛡️ Open-source and cloud-native Web Application Firewall (WAF)
HAProxy Load Balancer's development branch (mirror of git.haproxy.org)
A general purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool. Now written in Go!
- Language
- HTML
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Stars
- 5.6k
- Latest
- v3.3.5-rc5
- Last push
- 2026-11-04
HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP Tunnels to localhost using only SSH.
Secure internet sharing made simple.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 4.8k
- Latest
- v2.0.9
- Last push
- 2026-10-31
Keepalived
open source Kubernetes-native API gateway for microservices built on the Envoy Proxy
- Language
- Python
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 4.5k
- Latest
- v4.2.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-10
A next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA platform, API/AI/MCP gateway, a PaaS, an ngrok-alternative and a homelab infrastructure.
Apache HTTP Server
- Language
- C
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 4k
- Latest
- 2.4.71
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
Contour is a Kubernetes ingress controller using Envoy proxy.
- Language
- HTML
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 4k
- Latest
- v1.33.8
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
Sōzu HTTP reverse proxy, configurable at runtime, fast and safe, built in Rust. It is awesome!
Squid Web Proxy Cache - Source Code
Manages Envoy Proxy as a Standalone or Kubernetes-based Application Gateway
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 3.1k
- Latest
- v1.10.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
Angie - drop-in replacement for nginx
- Language
- C
- Licence
- BSD-2-Clause
- Stars
- 2.6k
- Latest
- Angie-1.12.4
- Last push
- 2026-11-10
A cross-platform, high-performance and asynchronous web server for static files-serving. ⚡
- Language
- Rust
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 2.4k
- Latest
- v2.44.2
- Last push
- 2026-11-12
Apache Traffic Server™ is a fast, scalable and extensible HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 compliant caching proxy server.
- Language
- C++
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 2k
- Latest
- 10.2.1
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
Our high-performance, lightweight, open source HTTP server
What these tools replace
- nginxWeb servers and reverse proxies12 →
- Kong GatewayAPI gateways8 →
- Cloudflare WAFWeb application firewalls and bot checks7 →
- ngrokWeb servers and reverse proxies5 →
- Cloudflare TunnelWeb servers and reverse proxies4 →
- ingress-nginxarchivedWeb servers and reverse proxies4 →
- HAProxyWeb servers and reverse proxies2 →
- Nginx Proxy ManagerWeb servers and reverse proxies2 →
- Apache Traffic ServerWeb servers and reverse proxies1 →
- CaddyWeb servers and reverse proxies1 →
- frpWeb servers and reverse proxies1 →
- ModSecurityWeb application firewalls and bot checks1 →
- TraefikWeb servers and reverse proxies1 →