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glider vs Tinyproxy: catalog facts
glider	Tinyproxy
Best for: People who need to route traffic through configurable proxy protocols	Best for: A small forward proxy on a router, old machine or embedded device
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.
Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
Supports multiple proxy protocols and protocol conversion Configurable proxy chains and load balancing All 3 strengths for glider Supports multiple proxy protocols and protocol conversion Configurable proxy chains and load balancing Includes DNS forwarding and DHCP server features	Very small memory footprint Runs on routers and embedded devices All 3 strengths for Tinyproxy Very small memory footprint Runs on routers and embedded devices Transparent proxy mode
Requires command line configuration and operation	No caching, unlike larger proxies POSIX systems only, no Windows build
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for glider github.com/nadoo/glider Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Tinyproxy tinyproxy.github.io Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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