No. 32 of 33 ·Reverse Proxy Software

Piko

Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

No signalScore 5.0

Piko is ranked #32 of 33 in reverse proxy software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted.

Compared on reverse proxy software

What it does: Piko is a reverse proxy that tunnels traffic to services that are not publicly routable.
Production use: The server can run as a cluster of nodes for fault tolerance, horizontal scaling, and zero-downtime deployments.
Protocols: Piko supports HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP traffic.
Routing: Requests can target endpoints using the Host header or x-piko-endpoint header, and requests to endpoints with multiple upstreams are load balanced.
Upstream connections: Upstream services connect outbound to Piko, so they do not need a publicly accessible route.
Integrations: Piko provides a Go SDK and documents hosting behind a Kubernetes Gateway or HTTP load balancer.
Deployment: Piko can be downloaded as a binary, built from source, or run as a Docker image.
Authentication: Piko can verify client JWTs using HMAC, RSA, or ECDSA keys, with optional endpoint access restrictions in JWT claims.
Observability: Piko includes a Prometheus endpoint, access logging, and a status API for monitoring and debugging deployments.
Support: The project directs users to GitHub Discussions for questions, help, and suggestions.
License: The repository is distributed under the MIT License.
Intended use: The project describes use cases including exposing services in a customer network, bring-your-own-cloud services, and connecting to user devices.

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