nforwardauthvsNGINX
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| nforwardauth | NGINX | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 44/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #28 of 40 in Authentication | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 159 | 31 999 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +278 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 21 |
| Latest release | v1.5.1 · 10 Jul 2026 | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Rust | C |
Which one should you pick?
NGINX scores 84/100 against 44/100 for nforwardauth, so it is the safer default.
NGINX ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nforwardauth.
NGINX is growing faster right now (+278 stars in 30 days).
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