# Traefik vs Twake Chat

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

| | Traefik | Twake Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 ✓ | 46/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy | #64 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 65 399 ✓ | 172 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +444 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 34 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 | v2.26.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Dart |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 46/100 for Twake Chat, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Twake Chat.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+444 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)
- [Twake Chat](https://selfhost.directory/project/twake-on-matrix) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/twake-on-matrix.md)

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