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Best Kubernetes Reverse Proxy & Gateways for self-hosting

The 24 best Kubernetes reverse proxy & gateways you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
TraefikUnder-an-hour setupMedium128 MBMIT65,200
Kong GatewayUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBApache-2.044,265
IstioRead-the-docs projectHard1,024 MBApache-2.038,437
AutheliaUnder-an-hour setupMedium128 MBApache-2.029,257
EnvoyUnder-an-hour setupHard512 MBApache-2.029,073
authentikUnder-an-hour setupMedium1,024 MBMIT25,950
Apache APISIXUnder-an-hour setupMedium512 MBApache-2.017,219
OAuth2 ProxyUnder-an-hour setupMedium128 MBMIT15,173
CoreDNSUnder-an-hour setupMedium128 MBApache-2.014,367
cert-managerRead-the-docs projectMedium256 MBApache-2.014,112

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Kubernetes within the reverse proxy & gateways category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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