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Anubis vs open-appsec
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Anubis | open-appsec |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | C++ |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 23k | 1.7k |
| Latest | v1.27.0 | 1.1.36 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 73 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 27 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | not counted |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Cloudflare WAF. Alternatives to Cloudflare WAF →
PartialAnubisOnly the bot challenge: a proof-of-work check in front of a site to keep scrapers out.
Partialopen-appsecMachine-learning WAF for NGINX, Kubernetes ingress and API gateways, without a CDN.
Anubis
- v1.28.0-pre22026-09-17v1.28.0-pre2: Wuk Lamatpre-release
- v1.28.0-pre12026-08-30v1.28.0-pre1: Wuk Lamatpre-release
- v1.27.02026-08-08v1.27.0: Moenbryda Wilfsunnwyn
- v1.27.0-pre42026-08-07v1.27.0-pre4: Moenbryda Wilfsunnwynpre-release
- v1.27.0-pre32026-08-05v1.27.0-pre3: Moenbryda Wilfsunnwynpre-release
open-appsec
- 1.1.362026-08-24Support for new nginx & Linux distributions
- 1.1.352026-08-25Support for new nginx & Linux distributions
- 1.1.342026-04-20Support for new nginx & Linux distributions
- 1.1.332026-01-20Support for Debian Buster and Trixie #342
- 1.1.322025-11-26Prometheus support in declarative mode, read more here
Anubis
unsigned The latest release, v1.27.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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open-appsec
✓ signed The latest release, 1.1.36, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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