Sites like squid-cache.org

01 · Entity

About squid-cache.org

squid-cache.org

squid : Optimising Web Delivery

Wikidata: proxy server and web cache daemon

Top 10K · #4,382 2 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit squid-cache.org

Summary by Claude

Project site for Squid, a free, open-source (GPL) caching and forwarding web proxy that caches HTTP, HTTPS and FTP content to save bandwidth, speed up responses, filter traffic and accelerate web servers as a reverse proxy.

Who it’s for

System administrators, ISPs and website operators

Business model

Open-source project, donations

• web proxy cache software
• caching proxy server
• reverse proxy accelerator
• HTTP forward proxy
• bandwidth saving
• access control lists
• cache hierarchies
• load balancing
• content filtering

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to squid-cache.org’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

1. 01
   nginx nginx.org Top 100

   nginx

   open source web server and a reverse proxy server

   • Google Search Console
   • nginx

   0 say nginx is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say nginx isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.902
2. 02
   curl curl.se Top 10K English

   curl

   command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax

   • Fastly
   • nginx

   0 say curl is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say curl isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.892
3. 03
   ModSecurity modsecurity.org Top 10K English

   ModSecurity Project – Open-Source Web Application Firewall

   Protect your websites and apps with ModSecurity, the OWASP-backed open-source WAF trusted to stop threats. Upgrade your security today.

   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Fastly

   0 say ModSecurity is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say ModSecurity isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.882
4. 04
   Oxylabs oxylabs.io Top 10K English

   Oxylabs – High Quality Proxy Service & Web Search API for AI

   Access fresh, reliable web data at any scale with APIs built for AI and premium proxies. Power agents and applications with 177M+ IPs and robust infrastructure.

   • Google Search Console
   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Cloudflare Web Analytics
   • Google Ads conversion tracking

   0 say Oxylabs is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Oxylabs isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.881
5. 05
   Drupal drupal.org Top 10K English

   Client Challenge

   free and open-source web content management system

   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon SES
   • Atlassian
   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • Mailchimp

   0 say Drupal is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Drupal isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.884
6. 06
   Memcached memcached.org Top 10K

   memcached - a distributed memory object caching system

   memcached

   • Fastmail
   • nginx

   0 say Memcached is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Memcached isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.879
7. 07
   NLnet Labs nlnetlabs.nl Top 10K English

   NLnet Labs - Home

   Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.

   • Adobe Fonts
   • Bootstrap
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Workspace
   • jQuery
   • nginx

   0 say NLnet Labs is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say NLnet Labs isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.879
8. 08
   OSF osf.io Top 10K English

   OSF

   tools that make open science practice easier

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Cloud DNS
   • Mailchimp
   • Mailgun
   • Mailchimp Transactional

   0 say OSF is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say OSF isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.880
9. 09
   GNU gnu.org Top 1K English

   The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement

   Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.

   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say GNU is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say GNU isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

   Comment
   Close cos 0.876
10. 10
    Vercel vercel.com Top 10K English

    Agentic Infrastructure - Vercel

    The autonomous stack for every app and agent.

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • DocuSign
    • Google Workspace
    • Marketo

    0 say Vercel is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Vercel isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
11. 11
    Apache Software Foundation apache.org Top 1K English

    Welcome to The Apache Software Foundation | Apache Software Foundation

    American nonprofit open-source software community

    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Google Search Console
    • Atlassian
    • Bootstrap
    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign

    0 say Apache Software Foundation is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Apache Software Foundation isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
12. 12
    Internet Systems Consortium isc.org Top 10K

    development and dissemination of internet software and tools

    • Google Search Console
    • GlobalSign
    • Mailchimp
    • Salesforce

    0 say Internet Systems Consortium is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Internet Systems Consortium isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874
13. 13
    FreeBSD freebsd.org Top 10K English

    The FreeBSD Project

    free Unix-like operating system

    • Font Awesome
    • Microsoft 365
    • Plausible

    0 say FreeBSD is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say FreeBSD isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874
14. 14
    CroxyProxy croxyproxy.com Top 10K English

    Free web proxy and a cutting-edge online proxy | CroxyProxy

    CroxyProxy is a cutting-edge secure web proxy service. Use it to access your favorite websites and web applications: as a Facebook or YouTube proxy. It is free, you can try this online proxy right now!

    • cdnjs
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Font Awesome
    • Google AdSense
    • Google Analytics

    0 say CroxyProxy is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say CroxyProxy isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874
15. 15
    Scaleway scaleway.com English

    European Cloud & AI. | Scaleway

    Build on a secure, transparent, and fast-moving cloud & AI platform built for what’s next.

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • bunny.net
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailjet

    0 say Scaleway is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Scaleway isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.871
16. 16
    Codeberg e.V. codeberg.org Top 10K English

    Codeberg.org

    Codeberg is a non-profit community-led organization that aims to help free and open source projects prosper by giving them a safe and friendly home.

    0 say Codeberg e.V. is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Codeberg e.V. isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
17. 17
    WeTransfer wetransfer.com Top 10K English

    WeTransfer | Skicka stora filer snabbt

    Det enkla, snabba och säkra sättet att skicka filer till hela världen utan ett konto. Dela filer, foton och videor idag helt gratis.

    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe
    • Amazon Publisher Services
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say WeTransfer is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say WeTransfer isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
18. 18
    Cloudflare cloudflare.com Top 100 English

    Cloudflare: Build for the agent era

    Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Astro
    • Atlassian
    • Canva
    • Cloudflare

    0 say Cloudflare is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Cloudflare isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
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19. 19
    Kubernetes kubernetes.io Top 10K English

    Kubernetes

    Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community. Planet scaleDesigned on the same principles that allow Google to run billions of containers a week, Kubernetes can scale without increasing your operations team.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Cloud DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • jQuery
    • Netlify

    0 say Kubernetes is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say Kubernetes isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.869
20. 20
    HashiCorp hashicorp.com Top 10K English

    Vercel Security Checkpoint

    American software company

    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Astro
    • Atlassian
    • Canva

    0 say HashiCorp is a good alternative to squid-cache.org 0 say HashiCorp isn’t a real alternative to squid-cache.org

    Comment
    Close cos 0.869

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What squid-cache.org is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.