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Nginx vs Traefik: catalog facts
Nginx	Traefik
Free Nginx open source is free. Nginx Plus is a paid subscription.	Free Traefik Proxy is free and open source. Traefik Hub and enterprise products are paid.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Event-driven model handles large numbers of idle connections cheaply One binary covers static serving, reverse proxying, caching and load balancing	Routes appear automatically from Docker labels or Kubernetes resources Automatic Let's Encrypt certificates including DNS challenges
Dynamic modules must usually be compiled in Several load-balancing and monitoring features are exclusive to the paid Nginx Plus	Middleware and provider configuration is verbose and version-sensitive Some enterprise features live in the paid Traefik Hub product
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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