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Best Nginx Alternatives

3 alternatives to Nginx in Reverse Proxy, compared by pricing, DX grade, security, and vendor lock-in.

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#1

Caddy

Auto HTTPS, simple config, great defaults

Price vs Nginx
Free (OSS)
DX Grade
A
Security
A
Lock-in Risk
Low (1/10)
#2

Traefik

Docker/K8s native, auto-discovery, middleware plugins

Price vs Nginx
Free (OSS)
DX Grade
B
Security
B
Lock-in Risk
Low (2/10)
#3

HAProxy

High-performance TCP/HTTP load balancing, battle-tested

Price vs Nginx
Free (OSS)
DX Grade
C
Security
A
Lock-in Risk
Low (1/10)