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nginx vs titanium-web-proxy
nginx has 31,853 GitHub stars, 8,315 forks, 468 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. titanium-web-proxy has 2,010 stars, 662 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped today. nginx leads on adoption by 1,485% (31,853 vs 2,010 stars). nginx is written in C under BSD-2-Clause; titanium-web-proxy is written in C# under MIT. nginx has attracted 26% as many forks as stars, titanium-web-proxy 33%. titanium-web-proxy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (http, https, reverse-proxy), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| nginx | titanium-web-proxy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.3K | ⑂ 662 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nginx if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick titanium-web-proxy if
- You want the titanium-web-proxy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and titanium-web-proxy fits your workflow better
About nginx
NGINX is the official open source repository for the NGINX web server and its load balancer, reverse proxy, API gateway and content cache roles, written in C under the BSD 2 Clause licence and aimed at system administrators, DevOps engineers and platform teams who need to serve, balance and protect their own HTTP traffic.
read the full nginx overview →
About titanium-web-proxy
Titanium Web Proxy is a cross platform HTTP(S) proxy for Windows, Linux, and macOS, available as a C library, a command line reverse proxy, and a desktop MITM debugger.
read the full titanium-web-proxy overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nginx or titanium-web-proxy more popular?
nginx has 31,853 GitHub stars and titanium-web-proxy has 2,010. nginx has the larger community by that measure.
Are nginx and titanium-web-proxy free?
Both are open source. nginx is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and titanium-web-proxy under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nginx and titanium-web-proxy?
nginx is written in C and titanium-web-proxy in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, nginx or titanium-web-proxy?
Choose nginx if you want the larger community (31,853 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose titanium-web-proxy if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.