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mitmproxy vs Ingress-NGINX

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted reverse proxy & gateways options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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MI mitmproxy Interactive HTTPS proxy for inspection and debugging VS IN Ingress-NGINX Kubernetes ingress controller using NGINX
FeaturemitmproxyIngress-NGINX
CategoryReverse Proxy & GatewaysReverse Proxy & Gateways
LicenseMITApache-2.0
LanguagePythonGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, sourcekubernetes, helm
GitHub stars★ 44,605★ 19,485
First released20102016
ReplacesCharles Proxy, FiddlerAWS ALB Ingress

Why pick each one

Choose mitmproxy if…

  • Powerful for debugging
  • Highly scriptable
mitmproxy details

Choose Ingress-NGINX if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Mature project with 19.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go
Ingress-NGINX details

Frequently asked questions

Is mitmproxy or Ingress-NGINX better?

mitmproxy is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Ingress-NGINX if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are mitmproxy and Ingress-NGINX free and open-source?

Yes. mitmproxy is licensed under MIT and Ingress-NGINX under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run mitmproxy and Ingress-NGINX with Docker?

mitmproxy: yes. Ingress-NGINX: check the project docs for container support.

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