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Traefik vs Pomerium: catalog facts
Traefik	Pomerium
Free Traefik Proxy is free and open source. Traefik Hub and enterprise products are paid.	Freemium The open-source version is free to self-host, with paid commercial plans.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Routes appear automatically from Docker labels or Kubernetes resources Automatic Let's Encrypt certificates including DNS challenges	Clientless access with no VPN client to install Works with any OIDC identity provider
Middleware and provider configuration is verbose and version-sensitive Some enterprise features live in the paid Traefik Hub product	Requires an existing identity provider Configuration assumes familiarity with reverse proxies and OIDC
Self-hosted	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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