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Nginx Proxy ManagervsUnifi-Network-Application

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

Nginx Proxy ManagerUnifi-Network-Application
Score82/10042/100
Rank in category#2 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#26 of 34 in Network Management
GitHub stars34 562195
Stars, last 30 days+348—
Stable releases, 12 months110
Latest releasev2.16.0 · 24 Sept 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

Nginx Proxy Manager scores 82/100 against 42/100 for Unifi-Network-Application, so it is the safer default.

Nginx Proxy Manager ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Unifi-Network-Application.

If you want the quickest setup, Nginx Proxy Manager is easier to run; Unifi-Network-Application needs more configuration.

Nginx Proxy Manager is growing faster right now (+348 stars in 30 days).

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