Compare software

Nginx Proxy Manager vs Nginx: catalog facts
Nginx Proxy Manager	Nginx
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Nginx open source is free. Nginx Plus is a paid subscription.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Certificates are requested and renewed without touching a config file Access lists put authentication in front of services that have none	Event-driven model handles large numbers of idle connections cheaply One binary covers static serving, reverse proxying, caching and load balancing
Advanced Nginx configuration has to go into a custom snippet box Ships as a Docker image; there is no packaged install	Dynamic modules must usually be compiled in Several load-balancing and monitoring features are exclusive to the paid Nginx Plus
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
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

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.