Cloudflare Tunnel vs NGINX
| Cloudflare Tunnel | NGINX | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment model | both | self-hosted |
| Web application firewall | Yes | No |
| Response caching | Yes | Yes |
| Configuration method | both | file |
| WebSocket support | Yes | Yes |
| Rate limiting | Yes | Yes |
| TLS termination | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Reverse Proxy Software. On Everything Xiaomi, NGINX scores higher on our published basis.