Comparison

CapRover vs NGINX Proxy Manager

No clear leader: CapRover (49.1) and NGINX Proxy Manager (46.3) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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CapRover49

NGINX Proxy Manager46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CapRover	NGINX Proxy Manager
vioscaleAI score	49 / 100medium · 53%	46 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	2
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.3	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fnginxproxymanager%2Fnginx-proxy-manager&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,177	34,334
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	91	61
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	62	11
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

CapRover49 / 100medium · 53%

NGINX Proxy Manager46 / 100low · 35%

Pricing

Free tier

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Model

CapRoveropen_source

NGINX Proxy Manageropen_source

Price level

CapRoverfree

NGINX Proxy Managerfree

Transparent

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Integrations

Count

CapRover8

NGINX Proxy Manager2

Security

Scorecard

CapRover4.3

NGINX Proxy Manager–

Vulnerabilities

CapRoverCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fcaprover%2Fcaprover&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

NGINX Proxy ManagerCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fnginxproxymanager%2Fnginx-proxy-manager&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager–

Adoption

Dependent repos

CapRover0

NGINX Proxy Manager0

Github stars

CapRover15,177

NGINX Proxy Manager34,334

Activity

Commits last 30d

CapRover91

NGINX Proxy Manager61

Release

Cadence days

CapRover62

NGINX Proxy Manager11

History

CapRover20 items

NGINX Proxy Manager20 items

License

Spdx

CapRover–

NGINX Proxy ManagerMIT

Language

Primary

CapRoverTypeScript

NGINX Proxy ManagerTypeScript

Content

Faq

CapRover5 items

NGINX Proxy Manager5 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
Feature	CapRover	NGINX Proxy Manager
Autoscaling	horizontal	-
Build system	dockerfile	-
Cli and api	✓	-
Container deploy	✓	-
Custom domains tls	✓	-
Edge cdn	✗	-
Env secrets	✓	-
Git push deploy	✓	-
Hosting	self	-
Managed databases	✓	-
Preview deploys	✗	-
Regions	multi	-
Rollbacks	✗	-
Runtimes	Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, and any containerized application	-

What each one is

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

CapRover

A self-hosted deployment platform that automates app builds, scaling, and management with built-in SSL support, allowing you to retain full control of your hosting infrastructure.

Independently observed

NGINX Proxy Manager

An open-source Docker-based application that simplifies deploying and configuring Nginx proxy servers. It automates SSL certificate provisioning via Let's Encrypt and includes user management, role-based permissions, and audit logging.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

CapRover

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-10-02verify ↗

NGINX Proxy Manager

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-07verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	CapRover	NGINX Proxy Manager
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Linux

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

CLI

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

CapRover✓

NGINX Proxy Manager✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Let's Encrypt

CapRover

10 total - 9 not shared

GitHub
GitLab
Docker Compose
Docker Hub
WordPress
MongoDB
MySQL
Docker
Nginx

Independently observed

NGINX Proxy Manager

2 total - 1 not shared

Cloudflare

Independently observed

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CapRover or NGINX Proxy Manager: which one depends on you

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