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Caddy vs Currents

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Caddy and Currents — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Caddy vs Currents: at a glance

FeatureCaddyCurrents
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score0.06.3
Sparks · 30d01
Top themesweb-server, tls, encrypted-client-hello, open-source-governanceplaywright, ci-observability, mcp, agent-access
Last editorial update2h ago12h ago
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What is 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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What is Currents?

Currents now lets agents walk a Playwright trace instead of downloading it.

Currents is a Playwright test dashboard rebuilding itself around agent access. In six weeks it shipped agent-readable failure links, scoped personal access tokens, a hosted MCP server with OAuth, run attachments, and now a trace API built for agents. The trace API lets an agent read a Playwright trace one part at a time, choosing each next call from what it just read.

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Caddy vs Currents: editorial side-by-side

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Caddy
INFRA · APIS
0.0

Caddy 2.11's betas add ECH key rotation and a release process without its founder.

◆ Current state

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.

◆ Where it's heading

Caddy is investing in privacy-preserving TLS through Encrypted ClientHello, and in project continuity through a team-run release pipeline. The rest of the betas are edge-case fixes, consistent with a mature server polishing details.

◆ Prediction

The beta notes point to a 2.11 stable release; no newer entries are tracked, so its timing isn't visible here.

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Currents
INFRA · APIS
6.3

Currents now lets agents walk a Playwright trace instead of downloading it.

◆ Current state

Currents is a Playwright test dashboard rebuilding itself around agent access. In six weeks it shipped agent-readable failure links, scoped personal access tokens, a hosted MCP server with OAuth, run attachments, and now a trace API built for agents. The trace API lets an agent read a Playwright trace one part at a time, choosing each next call from what it just read.

◆ Where it's heading

The sequence goes deeper each time: from a failure summary an agent can fetch, to a secure way in, to the logs around a run, to the trace itself. Currents is positioning as the place a coding agent goes to debug a CI failure, with humans as a second audience.

◆ Prediction

The likely next step is wiring the trace API and attachments into the MCP server so one agent session can reach all of it. The entries don't yet confirm that the trace API is exposed through MCP.

Alternatives to Caddy and Currents

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Caddy or Currents.

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Recent activity from Caddy and Currents

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 2d agoCurrents[New] Trace API for agents ⚡
  2. 9d agoCurrents[New] Run attachments
  3. 16d agoCurrents[New] Remote MCP Server with OAuth
  4. 22d agoCurrents[New] Personal Access Tokens
  5. 1mo agoCurrents[New] Shareable AI context for test failures ⚡
  6. 2mo agoCurrents[Improved] Better Slack notifications for CI test runs
  7. 9mo agoCaddyCaddy 2.11 beta 2 adds ECH key rotation
  8. 10mo agoCaddyCaddy 2.11 beta 1: first team-run release, argon2id, log rolling

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Caddy and Currents?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Currents is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Caddy better than Currents?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Currents is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Caddy?

Top Caddy alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Caddy alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/caddy for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Currents?

Top Currents alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Currents alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/currents-dev for the full list with editorial commentary on each.