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JauthvsNginx Proxy Manager

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

JauthNginx Proxy Manager
Score44/10082/100
Rank in category#20 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#2 of 24 in Reverse Proxy
GitHub stars18934 567
Stars, last 30 days—+353
Stable releases, 12 months011
Latest release—v2.16.0 · 24 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Nginx Proxy Manager scores 82/100 against 44/100 for Jauth, so it is the safer default.

Nginx Proxy Manager ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Jauth.

If you want the quickest setup, Nginx Proxy Manager is easier to run; Jauth needs more configuration.

Nginx Proxy Manager is growing faster right now (+353 stars in 30 days).

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