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Caddy vs nginx
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Caddy | nginx |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | C |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Stars | 77k | 32k |
| Latest | v2.11.7 | release-1.31.6 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-09-30 |
| Release cadence | about 45 days between releases | about 14 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 54 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 22 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Caddy replaces nginx. Alternatives to nginx →
Full replacementAutomatic HTTPS and a shorter configuration.
Caddy
- 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…
nginx
- release-1.30.52026-09-15nginx-1.30.5 stable version has been released, with fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using ngx_http_v3_modu…
- release-1.31.62026-09-15nginx-1.31.6 mainline version has been released, with fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using ngx_http_v3_mo…
- release-1.31.52026-09-02nginx-1.31.5 mainline version has been released, featuring control API, predicate locations, client_body_early_read dir…
- release-1.31.42026-08-19nginx-1.31.4 mainline version has been released.
- release-1.30.42026-07-15nginx-1.30.4 stable version has been released, with fixes for buffer overflow vulnerability when using map with regex (…
Caddy
✓ signed The latest release, v2.11.7, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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nginx
unsigned The latest release, release-1.31.6, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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