Squid vs Privoxy : Which is Better?

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Squid

Squid is a caching and forwarding HTTP web proxy. It has a wide variety of uses, from speeding up a web server by caching repeated requests.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Windows Linux BSD Self-Hosted Solaris

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Privoxy

Privoxy is a free non-caching web proxy with filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, manipulating cookies and modifying web page data and HTTP headers before the page is rendered by the browser.

License: Open Source

Apps available for Windows Linux

Squid VS Privoxy Feature comparision

Feature Squid Privoxy
Client-side cache
Block ads
Network-wide blocking
Privacy focused
Load balancing
Java
Scripting
Web Application Firewall
Ad-free
Security & Privacy
Cascade proxy
Browser extension
Google Chrome Extensions
Pop up blocker
Built-in Ad-blocker
Custom DNS
DNS Server
Parental Control
Real-time analytics
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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