3 self-hosted Cloudflare alternatives

Cloudflare is a popular proprietary tool in the reverse proxy & gateways space. These open-source apps let you replace Cloudflare with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Cloudflare alternatives

Nginx Proxy Manager

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

Easy reverse proxy management with a web UI and free SSL

Replaces Cloudflare

★ 33.8k Easy setup MIT

Varnish Cache

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

High-performance HTTP accelerator and caching proxy

Replaces Cloudflare, Squid

★ 4k Hard setup BSD-2-Clause

SWAG

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

Secure web application gateway with Nginx and Certbot

Replaces Cloudflare

★ 3.7k Easy setup GPL-3.0

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Switching from Cloudflare

Moving off Cloudflare means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.