Anubis vs Pangolin
Comparing two open source alternatives to Cloudflare. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.
Anubis
MITSelf-hosted reverse proxy that blocks AI scraper bots with a lightweight proof-of-work challenge.
Pangolin
AGPL-3.0Self-hosted identity-aware reverse proxy that securely exposes private services via encrypted tunnels without opening inbound ports.
Side-by-side comparison
| Anubis | Pangolin | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 22,599 | 22,874 |
| Forks | 729 | 789 |
| Open Issues | 379 | 110 |
| Last Commit | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| First Released | Mar 17, 2025 | Sep 27, 2024 |
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