Fabio vs Soli Proxy
Fabio
github.comSoli Proxy
proxy.solisoft.netSide by side
| Figure | Fabio | Soli Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Reverse Proxy Software | 8.8 (#4) | 7.1 (#27) |
| Deployment | The project README lists installation from source, prebuilt binaries, Docker, and Homebrew. | The deployment guide provides examples for Docker, daemon mode, and systemd. |
| Integrations | The project README says Fabio integrates with Consul, Vault, Amazon ELB, and Amazon API Gateway. | Documented deployment and app hosting options include Docker and systemd, and metrics can be used with Grafana dashboards. |
| Metrics | The feature page lists support for Graphite, StatsD/DataDog, and Circonus metrics. | A built-in Prometheus metrics endpoint is compatible with Prometheus, Grafana Agent, and other compatible collectors. |
| Product | Fabio is an HTTP and TCP reverse proxy that configures its routing from Consul data. | Soli Proxy is an HTTP/2 reverse proxy server built with Rust and Hyper 1.0. |
| Purpose | Fabio is an HTTP and TCP reverse proxy that configures itself with data from Consul. | Soli Proxy is an HTTP/2 reverse proxy server built with Rust and Hyper 1.0. |
| TLS | Fabio supports dynamic certificate stores using files, HTTP servers, Consul, or Vault, and can forward HTTPS upstream requests. | It supports self-signed certificates for development and automated Let's Encrypt certificates for configured domains. |
Plans
In their own words
Fabio
Fabio is a self-hosted HTTP and TCP reverse proxy that builds its routing from Consul service data. Services can announce accepted paths with tags such as `urlprefix-/user`; Fabio then refreshes its routing table when Consul changes, without restarting or reloading. Its main role is distributing incoming HTTP(S) and TCP traffic from the internet to frontend services. It is not intended for frontend-to-backend or backend-to-backend routing, where Consul service discovery is used instead. Fabio provides route-specific access control, authorization, customizable logs, redirects, compression, header injection, path changes, WebSockets, server-sent events, and transparent gRPC proxying. It supports TLS termination, dynamic certificate stores, HTTPS upstreams, raw TCP, TCP-SNI forwarding, and traffic shaping by percentage. A web UI shows the active routes, with metrics integrations. Fabio is free, open-source software for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and requires Consul for service discovery.
Soli Proxy
Soli Proxy has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.