Piko
5.4#25 in reverse proxy softwareAPISelf-hosted
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Traefik Proxy
7.7#3 in reverse proxy softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Piko | Traefik Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Piko provides a Go SDK and documents hosting behind a Kubernetes Gateway or HTTP load balancer. | The project identifies Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Consul, Etcd, Rancher and Amazon ECS among its supported infrastructure integrations. |
| Observability | Piko provides a Prometheus endpoint, access logging, and a status API for monitoring and debugging. | Proxy includes real-time logs, access logs, metrics and distributed tracing. |
| Protocols | Piko supports HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP traffic. | Traefik Proxy supports WebSockets, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, TCP, UDP and gRPC traffic. |
| Purpose | Piko is an open-source reverse proxy for tunneling traffic to services that are not publicly routable. | Traefik is an open-source reverse proxy and ingress controller for deploying services and APIs. |
| Security | The maker describes Piko as providing a secure way to connect to services that are not publicly routable, and documents TLS support for Piko forward. | Traefik provides automatic HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt support, custom certificates, authentication, and Web Application Firewall support. |
| Support | The project directs users to GitHub Discussions for questions, help, and ideas. | Traefik Labs offers commercial support with expert assistance available 24/7/365. |
Piko plans
No prices published.
Traefik Proxy plans
- Traefik ProxyFree
- Traefik Proxy Open SourceFree
- Traefik Hub API GatewayPriced on request
- Traefik Hub API ManagementPriced on request
Pick Piko if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
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.