Fabio
6.5#11 in reverse proxy softwareFree planFree planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
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Traefik Proxy
7.7#3 in reverse proxy softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Fabio | Traefik Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The features page lists Consul, Vault, Docker, Graphite, StatsD/DataDog, Circonus, Amazon ELB, and Amazon NLB support. | The project identifies Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Consul, Etcd, Rancher and Amazon ECS among its supported infrastructure integrations. |
| Purpose | Fabio is an HTTP and TCP reverse proxy that configures itself with data from Consul. | Traefik is an open-source reverse proxy and ingress controller for deploying services and APIs. |
| Security | The README says release hashes are signed with a PGP key and describes TLS certificate verification behavior for upstream HTTPS connections. | Traefik provides automatic HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt support, custom certificates, authentication, and Web Application Firewall support. |
Fabio plans
- Fabio (open source)Free
Traefik Proxy plans
- Traefik ProxyFree
- Traefik Proxy Open SourceFree
- Traefik Hub API GatewayPriced on request
- Traefik Hub API ManagementPriced on request
Pick Fabio if…
Fabio suits teams needing a self-hosted HTTP and TCP reverse proxy whose routing follows Consul service data. It is not presented as a router between frontend and backend services.
Pick Traefik Proxy if…
Traefik Proxy suits teams deploying services or APIs across supported container platforms, Kubernetes distributions, virtual machines or bare metal. It is also relevant for operators seeking dynamic routing and traffic controls in a self-hosted proxy.