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open-appsec vs SafeLine
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| Fact | open-appsec | SafeLine |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 1.7k | 23k |
| Latest | 1.1.36 | v9.4.2 |
| Last push | 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-28 |
| Release cadence | about 73 days between releases | about 19 days between releases |
| Active contributors | not counted | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Cloudflare WAF. Alternatives to Cloudflare WAF →
Partialopen-appsecMachine-learning WAF for NGINX, Kubernetes ingress and API gateways, without a CDN.
Full replacementSafeLineReverse proxy WAF with a web console, rate limiting and bot challenges, in front of your own sites.
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
open-appsec
✓ signed The latest release, 1.1.36, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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SafeLine
✓ signed The latest release, v9.4.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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