Alternatives to caddy
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. caddy itself: install caddy.
Logseq
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: ht
modsecurity
ModSecurity is an open source, cross platform web application firewall (WAF) engine for Apache, IIS and Nginx. It has a robust event-based programming
bombardier
Fast cross-platform HTTP benchmarking tool written in Go
the_platinum_searcher
A code search tool similar to ack and the_silver_searcher(ag). It supports multi platforms and multi encodings
erdtree
A modern, cross-platform, multi-threaded, and general purpose filesystem and disk-usage utility that is aware of .gitignore and hidden file rules
terraform-mcp-server
The Terraform MCP Server provides seamless integration with Terraform ecosystem, enabling advanced automation and interaction capabilities for Infrast
FlClashX
A fork of the multi-platform proxy client FlClash, based on original Mihomo Core, simple and easy to use, open source and ad-free
smartdns
A cross platform local DNS server (Dnsmasq like) written in rust to obtain the fastest website IP for the best Internet experience, supports DoT, DoQ,
grafana
The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki
Alacritty
A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator
Spacedrive
Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust
Buzz
A hive mind communication platform
kitty-nightly
If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based
WindTerm
A professional cross-platform SSH/Sftp/Shell/Telnet/Tmux/Serial terminal
cookiecutter
A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects
ncnn
ncnn is a high-performance neural network inference framework optimized for the mobile platform
renovate
Home of the Renovate CLI: Cross-platform Dependency Automation by Mend.io
onnxruntime
ONNX Runtime: cross-platform, high performance ML inferencing and training accelerator
PyCharm OSS
IntelliJ IDEA & IntelliJ Platform
Universal Android Debloater
Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device
http-server
A simple, zero-configuration, command-line http server
ungit
The easiest way to use git. On any platform. Anywhere
Open Video Downloader
Open Video Downloader - A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Rust with Tauri and Vue + Typescript
OpenWhispr
Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available cross-platform
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than caddy — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
caddy is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.