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BunkerWeb vs Nginx Proxy Manager: catalog facts
BunkerWebNginx Proxy Manager
Free

Open source and free to download and self-host.

Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Combines reverse proxy and WAF in one component
  • Protects against OWASP Top 10 attacks and malicious bots
  • Certificates are requested and renewed without touching a config file
  • Access lists put authentication in front of services that have none
  • Requires running and maintaining your own server infrastructure
  • Security rules need tuning to avoid blocking legitimate traffic
  • Advanced Nginx configuration has to go into a custom snippet box
  • Ships as a Docker image; there is no packaged install
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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