Best Reverse Proxy Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Envoy Proxy is ranked #1 of 27 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Caddy and ngrok. The best-ranked option with a free plan is ngrok. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Pomerium at $7/mo.
27 reverse proxy software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Envoy Proxy | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 2 | Caddy | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 3 | ngrok | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /mo | both | View |
| 4 | Pomerium | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $7/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | BunkerWeb | 7.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 6 | Traefik Proxy | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 7 | NGINX | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 8 |  HAProxy Community Edition | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 9 |  freenginx | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 10 | Reproxy | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 11 | Varnish Cache | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 12 | Skipper | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self-hosted | View |
| 13 | Sōzu | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 14 |  Zoraxy | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 15 |  Soli Proxy | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 16 | Apache Traffic Server | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self-hosted | View |
| 17 |  Pound | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 18 |  frp | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 19 |  PageKite | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 5.99 /mo | both | View |
| 20 |  Fabio | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self-hosted | View |
| 21 | Nginx Proxy Manager | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self-hosted | View |
| 22 |  Redbird | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | self-hosted | View |
| 23 |  Openport | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 1 /mo | managed | View |
| 24 |  LocalXpose | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 8 /mo | both | View |
| 25 |  Nuster | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | self-hosted | View |
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Questions about this list
Which reverse proxy software is ranked first on Inferse?
Envoy Proxy is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 8.8. Caddy is second and ngrok third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 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 on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.