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docker-flow-proxyvsTraefik

Two self-hosted Reverse Proxy projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

docker-flow-proxyTraefik
Score48/10087/100
Rank in category#17 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy
GitHub stars31665 399
Stars, last 30 days—+458
Stable releases, 12 months034
Latest release—v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 87/100 against 48/100 for docker-flow-proxy, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for docker-flow-proxy.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+458 stars in 30 days).

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