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Nginx Proxy Manager vs Pomerium: catalog facts
Nginx Proxy Manager	Pomerium
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Freemium The open-source version is free to self-host, with paid commercial plans.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Certificates are requested and renewed without touching a config file Access lists put authentication in front of services that have none	Clientless access with no VPN client to install Works with any OIDC identity provider
Advanced Nginx configuration has to go into a custom snippet box Ships as a Docker image; there is no packaged install	Requires an existing identity provider Configuration assumes familiarity with reverse proxies and OIDC
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 23, 2026

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