Open Source Squid Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Squid for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is Privoxy. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Squid and six of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Squid are Polipo, 3proxy, Proximodo and Privaxy.

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  1. Privoxy icon

    Privoxy

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    Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.

    57 Privoxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Privoxy as an Alternative to Squid
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    It accomplishes the same thing except for one feature: the caching aspect.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
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    No caching function. Primary usage of squid.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    There is no similarity between the two applications. Squid is a caching proxy. Privoxy is not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Privoxy is a great Squid alternative, some don't.

    • Privoxy is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Squid.

    • Privoxy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Squid.

    • Privoxy is Free and Open SourceSquid is also Free and Open Source
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    Polipo

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    A small and fast caching web proxy (a web cache, an HTTP proxy, a proxy server). Polipo can be used in place of ad-filtering, privacy-enhancing proxies such as Junkbuster, Privoxy or WWWOFFLE. As Polipo has much more refined HTTP support, it doesnt impose the speed tax usually...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    3proxy

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    3Proxy tiny free proxy server is really tiny cross-platform (Win32/Win64&Unix) freeware proxy servers set. It includes HTTP proxy with HTTPS and FTP support, SOCKSv4/SOCKSv4.5/SOCKSv5 proxy (socks/socks.exe), POP3 proxy, SMTP proxy, AIM/ICQ proxy (icqpr/icqpr.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Proximodo

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    Proximodo is a loopback proxy server, seemingly a fork of proxomitron though likely abandonware. Unlike Proxomitron its developer is not existentially challenged. Additionally Proximodo can use Proxomitron filters. Unfortunately it does not support SSL connections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Privaxy

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    Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic.

    39 Privaxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    TBlock

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    TBlock is a content blocker that uses the hosts file (that is present in all operating systems) to block undesired websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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