Nginx Proxy Manager vs Pangolin
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.
| Nginx Proxy Manager | Pangolin | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 82/100 | 90/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 798 | 5693 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 88 | 1296 |
| Stars | 34k | 23k |
| Latest release | 24 Sept 2026 | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker | Docker |
| Typical RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Nginx Proxy Manager
Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 75% of tracked projects; popularity more than 93%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Pangolin
Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale).
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 97% of tracked projects; popularity more than 89%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
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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