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Best IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from reverse proxy software ranked against IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    ngrok Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $10/mo7.8
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs ngrok
  2. 2
    Openport Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $1/mo7.8
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Openport
  3. 3
    Pomerium Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $7/mo7.8
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Pomerium
  4. 4
    F5 BIG-IP APM Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.7
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs F5 BIG-IP APM
  5. 5
    PageKite Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $3/mo7.6
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs PageKite
  6. 6
    LocalXpose Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $8/mo7.4
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs LocalXpose
  7. 7
    BunkerWeb Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs BunkerWeb
  8. 8
    Caddy AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted $25/mo7.3
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Caddy
  9. 9
    freenginx Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs freenginx
  10. 10
    frp Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.3
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs frp
  11. 11
    NGINX Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs NGINX
  12. 12
    Traefik Proxy Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Traefik Proxy
  13. 13
    Zoraxy Free plan Linuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.2
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Zoraxy
  14. 14
    Envoy Proxy Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Envoy Proxy
  15. 15
    Roslynator Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.0
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Roslynator
  16. 16
    Reproxy apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.9
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Reproxy
  17. 17
    Cloudflare Serverless Registry LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.8
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Cloudflare Serverless Registry
  18. 18
    Skipper LinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.8
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Skipper
  19. 19
    Varnish Cache Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.8
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs Varnish Cache
  20. 20
    HAProxy Community Edition Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.6
    IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) vs HAProxy Community Edition

IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ngrok7.8Free plan$10/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Openport7.8Free plan$1/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Pomerium7.8Free plan$7/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4F5 BIG-IP APM7.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5PageKite7.6No$3/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6LocalXpose7.4Free plan$8/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7BunkerWeb7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
8Caddy7.3No$25/moAndroid, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9freenginx7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10frp7.3Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11NGINX7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Traefik Proxy7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Zoraxy7.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Envoy Proxy7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Roslynator7.0Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
16Reproxy6.9No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17Cloudflare Serverless Registry6.8No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
18Skipper6.8No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Varnish Cache6.8Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
20HAProxy Community Edition6.6Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
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Questions about IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) alternatives

What is the best alternative to IIS Application Request Routing (ARR)?

ngrok, number 1 in reverse proxy software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Openport, Pomerium, F5 BIG-IP APM and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to IIS Application Request Routing (ARR)?

ngrok is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.