Squid vs Varnish Enterprise
| Squid | Varnish Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | Linux, self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Deployment | self_hosted | both |
| Cache targets | HTTP/HTTPS web pages and objects, FTP data, gopher data | HTTP web content, APIs, streaming video, HLS/DASH byte ranges, software artifacts, S3/object-storage content |
| Data persistence | Yes | Yes |
| High availability | Yes | Yes |
| Supported cache engines | HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, gopher, ICP, HTCP | memory, file, MSE4 |
| Edge caching | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Caching Software. On Inferse, Squid scores higher on our published basis.