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SNI Proxy vs Soli Proxy

Both stand on reverse proxy software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

SNI Proxy

Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted

Consider SNI Proxy if you need a free, self-hosted HTTP and TLS hostname router and its limits fit your deployment. Look elsewhere if you require HTTP/2 hostname multiplexing, HTTP/3 over QUIC, or routine maintainer support.

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Soli Proxy

Free plan APILinuxMac+1

Soli Proxy offers a configurable self-hosted proxy with deployment, resilience, scripting, and observability features. Plan to implement rate limiting through Lua and secure the Admin API appropriately.

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The facts

	SNI Proxy	Soli Proxy
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Not published
Plans published	1	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	proxy.solisoft.net
On reverse proxy software	#19 of 33	#23 of 33

SNI Proxy: what it does well

Routes HTTPS by hostname without decrypting traffic.
Proxy machine requires no keys or certificates.
Routing rules support exact names and regular expressions.
Supports IPv4, IPv6, and Unix domain sockets.
Free software under the BSD-2-Clause license.

What to know first

Does not support HTTP/2 hostname multiplexing or HTTP/3 over QUIC.
Hostname and wildcard entries require a UDNS build.
The project is deprecated.
Maintainer responses are not generally expected.

Soli Proxy: what it does well

Free plan with self-hosted deployment
HTTP/2 and WebSocket support
Blue-green updates with health checks
Lua scripting and hot-reload routing
Prometheus metrics and REST administration

What to know first

No built-in rate limiter
Unauthenticated Admin API must use loopback
Requires self-hosted deployment
Rate limiting requires Lua scripting

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