Comparison

Apache Traffic Server vs Caddy

No leader: the top candidate Apache Traffic Server has only 0.15 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apache Traffic Server76
Caddy53
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Traffic Server76 / 100low · 15%
Caddy53 / 100low · 38%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Model
Apache Traffic Servercommercial
Price level
Apache Traffic Serverfree
Caddyfree
Transparent
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Integrations
Count
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy14
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Hipaa
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Pci
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Scorecard
Apache Traffic Server7.4
Caddy9.2
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy2,153
Github stars
Apache Traffic Server1,977
Caddy75,225
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Traffic Server100
Caddy28
Release
Cadence days
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy24
History
Apache Traffic Server
License
Spdx
Apache Traffic ServerApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache Traffic ServerC++
CaddyGo

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for reverse proxies. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Tls termination
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-
Automatic HTTPS acme
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-
HTTP caching
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-
Hot config reload
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-
Clustering ha
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-
Rate limiting
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-
Identity aware proxy
Apache Traffic Server-
Caddy-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Traffic Server

An open-source proxy that caches and forwards HTTP traffic at scale. Supports HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 protocols with extensible plugin APIs, deployed by major CDNs and content providers worldwide.

Independently observed

Caddy

An open-source HTTP server that automatically enables and renews HTTPS certificates for all domains, provides flexible JSON-based configuration with adapters for other formats, and includes a fully-managed internal PKI system for securing internal services and clusters.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Traffic Server

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Caddy

Open sourceFree tier

Open source with optional paid commercial support through sponsorship tiers

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Windows
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Linux
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
CLI
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy
Deployment
Self-hosted
Apache Traffic Server
Caddy

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Traffic Server

Not documented yet.

Caddy

14 total
  • Cloudflare
  • Google Cloud DNS
  • TencentCloud DNS
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Consul
  • CrowdSec
  • Umami
  • Bunny CDN
  • OAuth 2.0
  • LDAP
  • OpenID Connect
  • SAML
  • Google Cloud KMS
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.