TinyProxy Alternatives for Windows

TinyProxy is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is AdGuard, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to TinyProxy and ten of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to TinyProxy are Squid, Proxomitron, Acrylic DNS Proxy and Polipo.

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TinyProxy alternatives are mainly Ad Blockers but may also be Proxy Services or Reverse Proxy Servers. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TinyProxy.

TinyProxy

Free • Open Source

Tinyproxy is a light-weight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX operating systems. It is free software, and supports transparent and reverse proxying.

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TinyProxy alternatives page was last updated Sep 14, 2024

AdGuard
AdGuard is the best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing faster, safer and more comfortable with AdGuard!.
115 AdGuard alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
- Ad Blocker
- Privacy Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Yandex Browser
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
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Top AdGuard Features
1. Built-in Ad-blocker
2. Pop up blocker
3. DNS over HTTPS
4. DNS-over-TLS
5. Custom DNS
6. Block Trackers
7. Dark Mode
8. No Logs
9. Lightweight
10. No Tracking
11. Privacy focused
12. No registration required
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AdGuard VS TinyProxy
Is AdGuard a good alternative to TinyProxy?
Comments about AdGuard as an Alternative to TinyProxy

Guest
it is an ad blocking program not something made for forwarding websites like tinyproxy.
Negative comment •Mar 22, 2019
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Guest
it is an ad blocking program not something made for forwarding websites like tinyproxy.
Negative comment •Jun 30, 2022
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- This alternative is disputed. AdGuard is a legitimate TinyProxy alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
- AdGuard is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to TinyProxy.
- AdGuard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TinyProxy.
- AdGuard is Freemium and Open SourceTinyProxy is Free and Open Source
- AdGuard is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTinyProxy is not according to our users

Squid
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages. Squid has extensive access controls and makes a great server accelerator.
24 Squid alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Proxy Service
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- FreeBSD
- NetBSD
- OpenBSD
Squid Features
1. Privacy focused
2. No registration required
3. No Tracking
4. Ad-free
5. HTTP Proxy
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Squid VS TinyProxy
Is Squid a good alternative to TinyProxy?
- Squid is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to TinyProxy.
- Squid is Free and Open SourceTinyProxy is also Free and Open Source
- Squid is Privacy focusedTinyProxy is not according to our users

Proxomitron
For those who have not yet been introduced, meet the Proxomitron: a free, highly flexible, user-configurable, small but very powerful, local HTTP web-filtering proxy.
24 Proxomitron alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Proxomitron Features
Support for scripting
HTTP Proxy
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Discontinued
Last version, 4.5, released on June 2003, is still downloadable from the official website
Proxomitron VS TinyProxy
Is Proxomitron a good alternative to TinyProxy?

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AdGuard
AdGuard is the best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing faster, safer and more comfortable with AdGuard!.

https://adguard.com/
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Acrylic DNS Proxy
Acrylic is a local DNS proxy for Windows which improves the performance of your computer by caching the responses coming from your DNS servers and helps you fight unwanted ads through a custom HOSTS file.
9 Acrylic DNS Proxy alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
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Acrylic DNS Proxy Features
1. DNS Proxy
2. DNS Server
3. Custom DNS
4. Dns leak blockage
5. DNS Caching
6. DNS over HTTPS
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Acrylic DNS Proxy VS TinyProxy
Is Acrylic DNS Proxy a good alternative to TinyProxy?

Polipo
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...
19 Polipo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Ad Blocker
- Proxy Service
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
From the official website, "Polipo is obsolete. When it was first written, Polipo was probably the best HTTP proxy available. Since then, the web protocols have changed, and Polipo hasn't kept up — it has no support for HTTP/2.0 or the WebSocket protocol. Polipo will no longer be maintained."
Polipo VS TinyProxy
Is Polipo a good alternative to TinyProxy?

Proximodo
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.
42 Proximodo alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Ad Blocker
- Proxy Service
Platforms
- Windows
Proximodo VS TinyProxy
Is Proximodo a good alternative to TinyProxy?

CacheGuard-OS
All CacheGuard products and services are focused on delivering secured and optimized Web contents to our clients. To achieve that goal we made CacheGuard OS which is our core product. Once installed on a virtual or hardware machine, CacheGuard OS turns it into a powerful Web...
138 CacheGuard-OS alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Firewall
- Anti-Malware App
Platforms
- Windows
- VirtualBox
- VMware vSphere Hypervisor
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server
- Proxmox Virtual Environment
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CacheGuard-OS VS TinyProxy
Is CacheGuard-OS a good alternative to TinyProxy?
- CacheGuard-OS is the most popular commercial alternative to TinyProxy.
- CacheGuard-OS is Paid and ProprietaryTinyProxy is Free and Open Source

WinGate
WinGate Proxy Server is a highly capable integrated Proxy server, firewall and email server designed for access control, security and communications needs. What you do get is all the features of Standard license for 3 concurrent users.
13 WinGate alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Proxy Service
Platforms
- Windows
WinGate Features
Access Control
HTTP Proxy
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WinGate VS TinyProxy
Is WinGate a good alternative to TinyProxy?

Lusca
Lusca is a fork of the Squid -2 development tree. The Lusca project aims to fix the shortcomings in the Squid-2 codebase whilst maintaining the the Squid-2 functionality and stability.
12 Lusca alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
Lusca VS TinyProxy
Is Lusca a good alternative to TinyProxy?

Zoraxy
General purpose request (reverse) proxy and forwarding tool for low power devices. Now written in Go!
5 Zoraxy alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Reverse Proxy Server
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Zoraxy Features
HTTP Proxy
Tcp proxy
Golang
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Zoraxy VS TinyProxy
Is Zoraxy a good alternative to TinyProxy?