4 self-hosted Squid alternatives

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

Best self-hosted Squid alternatives

Tinyproxy

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

Lightweight HTTP and HTTPS forward proxy daemon

Replaces Squid

★ 6k Easy setup GPL-2.0

3proxy

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

Tiny multi-protocol proxy server suite

Replaces Squid

★ 5.4k Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

Varnish Cache

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

High-performance HTTP accelerator and caching proxy

Replaces Cloudflare, Squid

★ 4k Hard setup BSD-2-Clause

Apache Traffic Server

Reverse Proxy & Gateways

Fast, scalable caching proxy server

Replaces Varnish, Squid

★ 2k Hard setup Apache-2.0

Compare Squid alternatives

Switching from Squid

Moving off Squid 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.