Best Reverse Proxy Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Caddy is ranked #1 of 33 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of F5 BIG-IP APM and PageKite. The best-ranked option with a free plan is freenginx. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Pomerium at $7/mo.
A reverse proxy sits between clients and services, handling incoming requests before they reach those services. Compare configuration methods and deployment models alongside rate limiting, response caching, and TLS termination. Web application firewall and WebSocket support are also useful capabilities to check against your requirements. Free plans and paid-from prices add cost considerations. The ranking begins with Caddy, Traefik Proxy, and Envoy Proxy, followed by NGINX and HAProxy Community Edition. When comparing options, consider how you plan to deploy and configure a proxy and which request-handling features your setup needs.
33 reverse proxy software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Caddy Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3$25/mo Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 2 F5 BIG-IP APM iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1
- 3 PageKite Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Deployment model: bothTLS termination: Yes
- 4 frp Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Deployment model: self-hosted
- 5 freenginx No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 6 ngrok No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$10/mo Deployment model: bothTLS termination: YesWeb application firewall: Yes
- 7 LocalXpose No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$8/mo Deployment model: bothTLS termination: Yes
- 8 NGINX No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: YesWeb application firewall: No
- 9 Pomerium No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$7/mo
- 10 Traefik Proxy No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: YesWeb application firewall: Yes
- 11 BunkerWeb No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 12 Envoy Proxy No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 13 HAProxy Community Edition No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free TLS termination: Yes
- 14 Roslynator No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 15 Varnish Cache No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 16 Cloudflare Serverless Registry No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 17 Cloudflare Tunnel No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment model: bothWeb application firewall: Yes
- 18 Openport No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment model: managedTLS termination: Yes
- 19 Skipper No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 20 Sōzu No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 21 Apache Traffic Server No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 22 Nginx Proxy Manager No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 23 Pound No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 24 Redbird No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
- 25 Reproxy No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Deployment model: self-hostedTLS termination: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which reverse proxy software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Caddy is ranked #1 of 33 with a score of 7.3. F5 BIG-IP APM is second and PageKite third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Pomerium has the lowest first paid tier we found: $7/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.