go-doxy vs Nginx Proxy Manager

Both are self-hosted web servers projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

go-doxy and Nginx Proxy Manager are closely matched on maintenance health (84 vs 82). Neither is the safer bet on activity alone, so choose on features, licence and the stack you already run.
go-doxyNginx Proxy Manager
Health score 84/100 82/100
Commits (11 mo) 887 798
Commits (last 3 mo) 179 88
Stars 4.2k 34k
Latest release 19 Sept 2026 24 Sept 2026
Licence MIT MIT
Built with Docker, Go Docker
Typical RAM 1 GB 2 GB

go-doxy

Lightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI, Docker integration, automatic shutdown/startup for container based on traffic.

84/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 31/40
Releases 25/25
Community 13/20
Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 78% of tracked projects; popularity more than 63%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 160 commits 2025-11: 34 commits 2025-12: 90 commits 2026-01: 181 commits 2026-02: 111 commits 2026-03: 9 commits 2026-04: 66 commits 2026-05: 57 commits 2026-06: 28 commits 2026-07: 75 commits 2026-08: 76 commits

Nginx Proxy Manager

Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface.

82/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 30/40
Releases 25/25
Community 19/20
Momentum 8/15

Commit activity more than 75% of tracked projects; popularity more than 93%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 65 commits 2025-11: 236 commits 2025-12: 17 commits 2026-01: 128 commits 2026-02: 121 commits 2026-03: 26 commits 2026-04: 11 commits 2026-05: 106 commits 2026-06: 24 commits 2026-07: 4 commits 2026-08: 60 commits

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

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