Caddy vs H2O

Caddy vs H2O
Fact	Caddy	H2O
Language	Go	C
Licence	Apache-2.0	MIT
Stars	77k	12k
Latest	v2.11.7	tag-no-more-releases
Last push	2026-10-05	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 45 days between releases	about 1394 days between releases
Active contributors	54 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace nginx. Alternatives to nginx →
Full replacementCaddyAutomatic HTTPS and a shorter configuration.
PartialH2OHTTP/1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 server and reverse proxy, scriptable with mruby.

v2.11.72026-10-03This patch release fixes regressions from 2.11.6, including a crash when proxying over HTTP/2 and streams that were cut…
v2.11.62026-10-01This patch release contains a large number of minor and some noticeable enhancements and bug fixes. Thank you to everyo…
v2.11.42026-06-03This release patches more security, security-adjacent, and normal bugs. The FrankenPHP project has collaborated on PHP-…
v2.11.32026-05-12This release improves several aspects of Caddy with minor features, bug fixes, and security patches. Thank you to every…
v2.11.22026-03-06Caddy 2.11.2 contains numerous bug fixes and enhancements! I know that's a lame summary but it's really all over the pl…

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