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Traefik vs Apache HTTP Server: catalog facts
Traefik	Apache HTTP Server
Free Traefik Proxy is free and open source. Traefik Hub and enterprise products are paid.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Routes appear automatically from Docker labels or Kubernetes resources Automatic Let's Encrypt certificates including DNS challenges	Huge module ecosystem and decades of documented configuration Per-directory .htaccess overrides suit shared hosting
Middleware and provider configuration is verbose and version-sensitive Some enterprise features live in the paid Traefik Hub product	Higher memory use per connection than event-driven servers Default configurations are spread across many files and vary by distribution
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
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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