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Comparison

Apache Traffic Server vs Pomerium

No leader: the top candidate Pomerium has only 0.26 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.

Apache Traffic Server full profile →Pomerium full profile →
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Apache Traffic Server76
Pomerium77
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Traffic Server76 / 100low · 15%updating
Pomerium77 / 100low · 26%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Traffic Server✓
Pomerium✓
Model
Apache Traffic Servercommercial
Pomeriumfreemium
Price level
Apache Traffic Serverfree
Pomeriumlow
Starting price
Apache Traffic Server–
Pomerium$7
Transparent
Apache Traffic Server✓
Pomerium✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Traffic Server–
Pomerium8
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Traffic Server✓
Pomerium–
Gdpr
Apache Traffic Server–
Pomerium✓
Scorecard
Apache Traffic Server7.4
Pomerium–
Adoption
Github stars
Apache Traffic Server1,977
Pomerium–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Traffic Server100
Pomerium–
License
Spdx
Apache Traffic ServerApache-2.0
Pomerium–
Language
Primary
Apache Traffic ServerC++
Pomerium–
Market
Availability
Apache Traffic Server–
PomeriumAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

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

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

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

Pomerium

Pomerium provides secure access to internal applications through identity and context-based authorization policies. It serves as a centralized gateway that authenticates and authorizes users before granting access, with a self-hosted data plane keeping sensitive information within organizational infrastructure.

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 ↗

Pomerium

from $7/user/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier up to 10 users. Business from $7/user/mo billed annually. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • ZeroFree
    • Web-based secure application access
    • Managed control plane
    • Self-hosted reverse proxy
    • Unified control plane UI
    • 1 admin user
    • +1 more
  • Business$7/user/mo billed annually
    • Web-based secure application access
    • Self-hosted reverse proxy and data plane
    • Managed control plane
    • Custom domain support
    • 5 admin users
    • +17 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Fully self-hosted, on-premise deployment
    • Full Pomerium API access
    • No usage limits
    • Dedicated customer support
    • Dedicated Slack channel
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Traffic Server–
Pomerium✓
CLI
Apache Traffic Server–
Pomerium✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Traffic Server✗
Pomerium✓
Self-hosted
Apache Traffic Server✓
Pomerium✓
On-premise
Apache Traffic Server✗
Pomerium✓

Integrations

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

Apache Traffic Server

Not documented yet.

Pomerium

8 total
  • Keycloak
  • Nextcloud
  • LetsEncrypt
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • ChatGPT
  • Open Policy Agent
Independently observed

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