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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- FreeBSD
- NetBSD
- OpenBSD


Squid vs WinGate Comments


- Squid is Free and Open Source
- Squid is Privacy focused






































Squid is not a SOCKS proxy server