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 | |
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| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| GitHub Stars | 23,219 | 23,047 |
| Forks | 761 | 793 |
| Open Issues | 383 | 116 |
| Last Commit | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| First Released | Mar 17, 2025 | Sep 27, 2024 |
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GitHub stars over time
GitHub stars over time
Anubis23,219
Pangolin