Instead of Fabio
Fabio alternatives
Fabio is a free, self-hosted HTTP and TCP reverse proxy for sending incoming requests to frontend services. It builds routes from Consul service data and updates them when that data changes, without a restart or reload. Its toolkit includes TLS termination and dynamic certificate stores, raw TCP and gRPC proxying, WebSockets, redirects, access controls, traffic shaping, a routing-table web UI and metrics integrations. It is designed for traffic coming in from the internet, rather than routing between frontend and backend services that Consul discovery already handles.
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freenginx
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1HTTP, mail, and generic TCP/UDP proxying — freenginx adds mail proxying, UDP proxying, HTTP/3, and caching for reverse proxy traffic.
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frp
Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+2Exposing intranet services through public-IP nodes — frp uses client-server tunnels to expose intranet services, with optional P2P connections and proxy-group load balancing.
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LocalXpose
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2Tunnels for local services and webhook inspection — LocalXpose adds local-service tunnels, a desktop app, and tools to inspect, modify, and replay webhook payloads.
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ngrok
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Secure tunnels with traffic policies and webhook verification — ngrok adds secure tunnels, CEL-based traffic policies, and webhook signature verification for more than 70 providers.
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Openport
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Remote TCP access and IoT device management — Openport focuses on secure remote TCP access and adds web or API management for IoT devices.
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Pomerium
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3Identity-aware access to internal applications — Pomerium adds identity-, device-, and context-based authorization for internal access without VPN client software.
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Zoraxy
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1Web UI management of self-hosted services — Zoraxy adds a web UI for self-hosted services, an uptime monitor, and visitor statistics.
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Apache Traffic Server
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+1 - 9
HAProxy Community Edition
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2 - 10
Traefik Proxy
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3 - 11
BunkerWeb
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 12
Caddy
Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4 - 13
Envoy Proxy
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 14
NGINX
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 15
PageKite
Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4 - 16
Redbird
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 17
Nginx Proxy Manager
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb - 18
Nuster
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 19
SNI Proxy
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted - 20
Reproxy
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 21
Skipper
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 22
Soli Proxy
Free plan APILinuxMac+1 - 23
Varnish Cache
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 24
Pound
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
An alternative may fit better if you need a different starting point: broader protocol or mail proxying, tunnels that expose local services, identity-aware access, or a web UI for managing self-hosted services. Fabio is free and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows or self-hosted deployments, but its routing depends on Consul, and its primary maintenance has been handled by Education Networks of America and the user community since January 2020. Compare how each option handles service discovery, access control, protocols, deployment and ongoing cost before switching.