Best Caddy Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from reverse proxy software ranked against Caddy on the same published basis.
- 2Caddy vs Traefik Proxy
- 3Caddy vs Envoy Proxy
- 4Caddy vs NGINX
- 5Caddy vs HAProxy Community Edition
- 6Caddy vs ngrok
- 7Caddy vs Pomerium
- 8Caddy vs freenginx
- 9Caddy vs Varnish Cache
- 10Caddy vs frp
- 11Caddy vs PageKite
- 12Caddy vs Skipper
- 13Caddy vs Reproxy
- 14Caddy vs Cloudflare Tunnel
- 15Caddy vs BunkerWeb
- 16Caddy vs Apache Traffic Server
- 17Caddy vs Sōzu
- 18Caddy vs LocalXpose
- 19Caddy vs Zoraxy
- 20Caddy vs Soli Proxy
- 21Caddy vs Fabio
Caddy alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Traefik Proxy | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Envoy Proxy | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | NGINX | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | HAProxy Community Edition | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | ngrok | 7.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Pomerium | 7.5 | Free plan | $7/mo | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | freenginx | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | Varnish Cache | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | frp | 6.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 11 | PageKite | 6.9 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 12 | Skipper | 6.8 | No | — | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| 13 | Reproxy | 6.8 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 14 | Cloudflare Tunnel | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | BunkerWeb | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Apache Traffic Server | 6.3 | No | — | Mac, Linux |
| 17 | Sōzu | 6.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | LocalXpose | 6.1 | Free plan | $8/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Zoraxy | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
| 20 | Soli Proxy | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
| 21 | Fabio | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac |
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Questions about Caddy alternatives
What is the best alternative to Caddy?
Traefik Proxy, number 2 in reverse proxy software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Envoy Proxy, NGINX, HAProxy Community Edition and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Caddy?
Traefik Proxy is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.