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Anubis vs SafeLine: catalog facts
Anubis	SafeLine
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by sponsors.	Free Free to download and self-host.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Blocks AI crawlers without relying on Cloudflare Lightweight enough for small self-hosted sites	Self-hosted WAF and reverse proxy in one Deployed with Docker Compose
Visitors need modern JavaScript enabled Can block legitimate bots unless allowlisted	Requires your own server and ongoing maintenance Rules may need tuning to avoid blocking legitimate traffic
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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