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Caddy alternatives
The best Caddy alternatives in developer tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Oct 16, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Caddy? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in developer tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Caddy shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 0.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Caddy
Caddy 2.11's betas add ECH key rotation and a release process without its founder.
Caddy's tracked entries are the two 2.11 betas from December 2025 and January 2026. Beta 1 was the first release cut by the maintainer team's automated process without the original author, and brought time-based log rolling, argon2id basic auth and named socket activation. Beta 2 added ECH key rotation, multiple intermediates in PKI signing chains and a fix for the ZeroSSL issuer.
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Top 12 alternatives to Caddy
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
INFRA · APIS
CircleCI meters test intelligence while making the compute under it cheaper and more resilient.
INFRA · APIS
Infisical's alert channels gain webhook auth as audit-log streams learn to warn when they drop.
INFRA · APIS
incident.io ships its agent skills as a plugin for any coding harness.
INFRA · APIS
Payload v4 enters beta: redesigned admin, TanStack Start support and agent instructions.
INFRA · APIS
Skipper patches a cache() filter security advisory amid routine maintenance tags.
INFRA · APIS
ToolJet's latest tags are maintenance; the AI Builder features still wait on beta.
INFRA · APIS
Resend adds Laravel Cloud to the platforms that provision it in-flow.
INFRA · APIS
Currents now lets agents walk a Playwright trace instead of downloading it.
INFRA · APIS
Redocly turns to Reunite: new sign-in, SSO fixes and editor polish after the MCP release.
INFRA · APIS
Expo keeps building EAS into an operations platform; the dashboard gets a tidier settings menu.
INFRA · APIS
Duplicati turns Hyper-V and MSSQL backups into restorable, named sources.
Caddy vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddy (baseline) | 0.0 | 0 | web-servertlsencrypted-client-hello | — |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 1 | code-securityagentic-autofixsupply-chain-security | Agentic autofix for code scanning alerts is generally available |
| CircleCI | 8.8 | 1 | test-intelligenceusage-pricingarm-compute | Smarter Testing is now generally available |
| Infisical | 7.5 | 0 | secrets-managementalertingaudit-logs | — |
| incident.io | 7.5 | 2 | ai investigationsagent pluginsincident response | The incident.io plugin: our skills, in your agent |
| Payload CMS | 6.3 | 1 | headless-cmstypescripttanstack-start | Payload 4.0 beta: admin redesign, TanStack support, new MCP |
| Skipper | 6.3 | 0 | reverse-proxycachingsecurity | — |
| ToolJet | 6.3 | 0 | low-codeenterprise-adminaccessibility | — |
| Resend | 6.3 | 1 | email-apideveloper-toolsplatform-integrations | Stripe Projects Integration |
| Currents | 6.3 | 1 | playwrightci-observabilitymcp | [New] Trace API for agents |
| Redocly | 6.3 | 0 | api docsmcpdocs-as-code | — |
| Expo | 6.3 | 0 | observabilityreact-nativeeas | Expo SDK 58 Beta is now available |
| Duplicati | 5.0 | 0 | backuprestorewindows-server | — |
The 12 best Caddy alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub's code scanning now finds and fixes flaws with AI, both generally available.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 1 meaningful update vs Caddy's 0, most recently “Agentic autofix for code scanning alerts is generally available”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, GitHub focuses on code security, agentic autofix and supply chain security.
Over the last 30 days GitHub has been shipping faster than Caddy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
2. CircleCI · velocity 8.8
CircleCI meters test intelligence while making the compute under it cheaper and more resilient.
Over the last 30 days CircleCI shipped 1 meaningful update vs Caddy's 0, most recently “Smarter Testing is now generally available”. Its velocity score of 8.8/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, CircleCI focuses on test intelligence, usage pricing and arm compute.
Over the last 30 days CircleCI has been shipping faster than Caddy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
3. Infisical · velocity 7.5
Infisical's alert channels gain webhook auth as audit-log streams learn to warn when they drop.
Its velocity score of 7.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Infisical focuses on secrets management, alerting and audit logs.
Infisical and Caddy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
4. incident.io · velocity 7.5
Incident.io ships its agent skills as a plugin for any coding harness.
Over the last 30 days incident.io shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Caddy's 0, most recently “The incident.io plugin: our skills, in your agent”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, incident.io focuses on ai investigations, agent plugins and incident response.
Over the last 30 days incident.io has been shipping faster than Caddy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full incident.io trajectory → · Compare Caddy vs incident.io →
5. Payload CMS · velocity 6.3
Payload v4 enters beta: redesigned admin, TanStack Start support and agent instructions.
Over the last 30 days Payload CMS shipped 1 meaningful update vs Caddy's 0, most recently “Payload 4.0 beta: admin redesign, TanStack support, new MCP”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Payload CMS focuses on headless cms, typescript and tanstack start.
Over the last 30 days Payload CMS has been shipping faster than Caddy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Payload CMS trajectory → · Compare Caddy vs Payload CMS →
6. Skipper · velocity 6.3
Skipper patches a cache() filter security advisory amid routine maintenance tags.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Skipper focuses on reverse proxy, caching and security.
Skipper and Caddy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. ToolJet · velocity 6.3
ToolJet's latest tags are maintenance; the AI Builder features still wait on beta.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, ToolJet focuses on low code, enterprise admin and accessibility.
ToolJet and Caddy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. Resend · velocity 6.3
Resend adds Laravel Cloud to the platforms that provision it in-flow.
Over the last 30 days Resend shipped 1 meaningful update vs Caddy's 0, most recently “Stripe Projects Integration”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Resend focuses on email api, developer tools and platform integrations.
Over the last 30 days Resend has been shipping faster than Caddy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
9. Currents · velocity 6.3
Currents now lets agents walk a Playwright trace instead of downloading it.
Over the last 30 days Currents shipped 1 meaningful update vs Caddy's 0, most recently “[New] Trace API for agents”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Currents focuses on playwright, ci observability and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Currents has been shipping faster than Caddy — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
10. Redocly · velocity 6.3
Redocly turns to Reunite: new sign-in, SSO fixes and editor polish after the MCP release.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Redocly focuses on api docs, mcp and docs as code.
Redocly and Caddy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Expo · velocity 6.3
Expo keeps building EAS into an operations platform; the dashboard gets a tidier settings menu.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “Expo SDK 58 Beta is now available”.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Expo focuses on observability, react native and eas.
Expo and Caddy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. Duplicati · velocity 5.0
Duplicati turns Hyper-V and MSSQL backups into restorable, named sources.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Caddy leans on web server, tls and encrypted client hello, Duplicati focuses on backup, restore and windows server.
Duplicati and Caddy have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Caddy?
The top Caddy alternatives we currently track in developer tools are GitHub, CircleCI, Infisical, incident.io, Payload CMS, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Caddy alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Caddy directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Caddy" link to a side-by-side /compare page.