Nginx alternatives

3 open source tools you can use instead of Nginx

The most-starred open source alternative to Nginx is Caddy. Other notable options: Traefik, H2O. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

Caddy78.8k

caddyserver/caddy

Fast, extensible web server written in Go that obtains and renews HTTPS certificates automatically.

Alternative to: Nginx

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageGo

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWindowsMacLinuxDockerCommand line

Traefik65.5k

traefik/traefik

Cloud native reverse proxy and load balancer for containers.

Alternative to: Nginx

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageGo

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDockerCommand line

H2O11.6k

h2o/h2o

Fast, optimized web server with HTTP/1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support.

Alternative to: Nginx

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageC

Last updatetoday

PlatformsLinuxDocker