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Traefik vs Nginx: catalog facts
Traefik	Nginx
Free Traefik Proxy is free and open source. Traefik Hub and enterprise products are paid.	Free Nginx open source is free. Nginx Plus is a paid subscription.
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	Event-driven model handles large numbers of idle connections cheaply One binary covers static serving, reverse proxying, caching and load balancing
Middleware and provider configuration is verbose and version-sensitive Some enterprise features live in the paid Traefik Hub product	Dynamic modules must usually be compiled in Several load-balancing and monitoring features are exclusive to the paid Nginx Plus
Self-hosted	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

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