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Pomerium vs Traefik: catalog facts
Pomerium	Traefik
Freemium The open-source version is free to self-host, with paid commercial plans.	Free Traefik Proxy is free and open source. Traefik Hub and enterprise products are paid.
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Clientless access with no VPN client to install Works with any OIDC identity provider	Routes appear automatically from Docker labels or Kubernetes resources Automatic Let's Encrypt certificates including DNS challenges
Requires an existing identity provider Configuration assumes familiarity with reverse proxies and OIDC	Middleware and provider configuration is verbose and version-sensitive Some enterprise features live in the paid Traefik Hub product
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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