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netboxvsSignal TLS Proxy

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

netboxSignal TLS Proxy
Score79/10049/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in Network Management#16 of 25 in Proxy
GitHub stars21 7791 284
Stars, last 30 days+187—
Stable releases, 12 months200
Latest releasev4.7.4 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languagePythonShell

Which one should you pick?

netbox scores 79/100 against 49/100 for Signal TLS Proxy, so it is the safer default.

netbox ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Signal TLS Proxy.

If you want the quickest setup, Signal TLS Proxy is easier to run; netbox needs more configuration.

netbox is growing faster right now (+187 stars in 30 days).

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