Caddy
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFast, multi-platform web server with automatic HTTPS
Replaces Nginx, Apache
Best Plugins Reverse Proxy & Gateways for self-hosting
The 11 best Plugins reverse proxy & gateways you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Kong Gateway
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysCloud-native, fast, scalable API gateway
Replaces AWS API Gateway, Apigee
Apache APISIX
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysDynamic, real-time, high-performance API gateway
Replaces Kong, AWS API Gateway
CoreDNS
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFlexible, plugin-based DNS server
Replaces BIND, dnsmasq
OpenResty
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysScalable web platform extending Nginx with Lua
Replaces Nginx
Tengine
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysNginx-derived web server with extra features
Replaces Nginx
Apache HTTP Server
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysThe world's most widely used web server
Replaces Nginx, IIS
mosdns
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFlexible plugin-based forwarding DNS server
Replaces AdGuard DNS
Apache Traffic Server
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysFast, scalable caching proxy server
Replaces Varnish, Squid
Pingap
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysReverse proxy built on Cloudflare's Pingora framework
Replaces nginx
Traefik Geoblock
Reverse Proxy & GatewaysGeo-blocking middleware plugin for Traefik
Replaces Cloudflare WAF
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Plugins within the reverse proxy & gateways category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.