#1
Caddy is a fast, extensible Go web server and reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS (ACME), HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 support, and a JSON config API.
75.2k stars4.9k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
20 self-hosted NGINX Management Suite alternatives
Commercial SaaS platform from NGINX (F5) to centrally manage and monitor NGINX instances and API gateways, enforce security and governance, deploy configurations, and provide analytics for application delivery.
Alternatives to NGINX Management Suite
Traefik Proxy is a dynamic reverse proxy and load balancer that auto-discovers services from Docker, Kubernetes, and other providers, with HTTPS, routing, and observability built in.
64.6k stars6.2k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Nginx Proxy Manager is a web-based admin panel for managing Nginx reverse proxy hosts, redirects, streams, and Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates via Docker.
34k stars3.9k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#4
NGINX is a high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy with caching, load balancing, TLS termination, and TCP/UDP proxying via a modular architecture.
31.5k stars8.3k forksBSD-2-Clauselast commit Actively maintained
#5
Self-hosted web interface to manage Nginx configs, reload safely, issue Let’s Encrypt certificates, view logs, monitor server stats, and manage multiple nodes.
11.5k stars867 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
BunkerWeb is an open-source WAF and NGINX-based reverse proxy to protect web apps and APIs with HTTPS automation, security policies, and extensible plugins.
10.9k stars640 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#7
iodine is a DNS tunneling tool that forwards IPv4 traffic through DNS queries and replies, providing a TUN interface to route IP traffic when only DNS is allowed.
8k stars596 forksISClast commit Slowing down
#8
HAProxy is a fast, reliable reverse proxy and load balancer for TCP and HTTP applications, providing high availability, TLS termination, health checks, and traffic routing.
6.8k stars964 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#9
A general-purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool for homelabs, offering web UI, ACME/TLS, stream proxy, plugins and realtime monitoring.
5.4k stars320 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#10
High-performance reverse proxy for self-hosted apps with Web UI, Docker/Podman auto-routing, HTTPS via Let's Encrypt, access control, and OIDC/ForwardAuth support.
4.1k stars188 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#11
High-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator with Web UI, automatic Docker/Podman route discovery, idle-sleep, access control, and automated Let's Encrypt support.
4.1k stars188 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#12
LinuxServer.io SWAG is a Docker image bundling Nginx reverse proxy, ACME certificate automation (Let’s Encrypt/ZeroSSL), optional PHP, and fail2ban intrusion prevention.
3.7k stars276 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#13
Kite is a modern Kubernetes dashboard for multi-cluster management, resource operations, and Prometheus-powered monitoring with logs, terminal access, and live YAML editing.
3.1k stars301 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
#14
NPMplus is a Nginx Proxy Manager fork that adds HTTP/3 (QUIC), OIDC auth, stronger TLS defaults, and extra security and logging features in a web UI.
2.3k stars118 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#15
A Rust-written, memory-safe web server offering automatic Let's Encrypt TLS, KDL configuration, HTTP/2/HTTP/3, reverse proxying, and built-in tooling for serving web apps.
2.1k stars94 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#16
Manage Caddy 2 servers from a modern web dashboard with Caddyfile editing, authentication, audit logs, API keys, and SQLite or MongoDB storage.
1.1k stars45 forkslast commit Slowing down
Self-hosted LAN caching proxy that stores game and software downloads from multiple CDNs to reduce bandwidth usage and speed up repeated installs.
904 stars92 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#18
Publishes Docker container label-based service definitions into Redis so a central Traefik instance can discover and route services across multiple Docker hosts.
510 stars27 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Microservice with a web UI to create, assign, and manage Traefik middlewares, routers, and custom services; supports Traefik v2/v3 and Pangolin API with SQLite persistence.
506 stars17 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#20
Web UI to manage Traefik routers, middleware, services and DNS entries, with an optional agent for container label syncing and DNS automation.
491 stars25 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
What replacing NGINX Management Suite actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 18 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, MIT, BSD-2-Clause, AGPL-3.0, ISC. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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