Squid vs Varnish Cache
SquidWeb Performance Optimization
FreePublished price
Varnish CacheContent Delivery Networks
FreePublished price
Squid Web Performance Optimization Optimising Web Delivery | Varnish Cache Content Delivery Networks An open-source HTTP accelerator with native TLS, built for the cloud-native era | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Web Performance Optimization | Content Delivery Networks |
| What it is | Caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP with extensive access controls. | High-performance HTTP accelerator and reverse proxy cache designed for content-heavy websites and APIs. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | Free Squid is free and open-source software released under the GNU GPL. There is no paid edition or license fee; commercial support is available from third parties but the software its… | Free Varnish Cache (varnish-cache.org) is free and open source under a BSD license, with no paid tier. Commercial support and additional features are sold separately by Varnish Softwar… |
| Pricing model | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 1996 | 2006 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Worldwide | Remote |