Is Caddy or Wasabi better?

Neither clearly leads. Caddy starts at Free and Wasabi at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Caddy or Wasabi?

Caddy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Caddy and $7.99/month for Wasabi.

Does Caddy or Wasabi run on more platforms?

Caddy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker. Wasabi runs on Web, API.

Can I use Caddy for free?

Yes. Caddy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wasabi starts at $7.99/month.

What is Caddy best used for?

Caddy is most often used for sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before, small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants, reverse proxying internal services with tls without a certificate workflow. Of those, sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before and small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants are not what Wasabi is typically brought in for.

What can Caddy do that Wasabi cannot?

Caddy covers Automatic HTTPS, Caddyfile, Reverse proxy, Single binary. Wasabi covers Hot Cloud Storage, S3 Compatible API, Object Lock, Versioning.

Cloud · head to head

Caddy vs Wasabi

Caddy

Cloud

Web server with automatic HTTPS by default

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Wasabi

Cloud

Hot cloud storage without egress fees

From: $7.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Caddy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Caddy smaller ecosystem than Nginx, so third-party guides and modules are fewer; Wasabi 90-day minimum storage duration with no option to delete before full period without penalty
They diverge on capability: Caddy covers Automatic HTTPS, Wasabi covers Hot Cloud Storage.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Caddy and Wasabi actually diverge.

Attributes where Caddy and Wasabi differ
Attribute	Caddy	Wasabi
Starting price	Free	$7.99/month
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	Unknown
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker	Web, API
Founded	Unknown	2015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Caddy

Automatic HTTPS
Caddyfile
Reverse proxy
Single binary

Only in Wasabi

Hot Cloud Storage
S3 Compatible API
Object Lock
Versioning
Multi-region
Data Migration Tools
Immutability
Ransomware Protection

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Caddy

Sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages beforenot Wasabi
Small deployments where Nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrantsnot Wasabi
Reverse proxying internal services with TLS without a certificate workflownot Wasabi

Wasabi

Backup and recoverynot Caddy
Media storagenot Caddy
Archive replacementnot Caddy
Ransomware protectionnot Caddy

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Caddy

Smaller ecosystem than Nginx, so third-party guides and modules are fewer
Adding plugins means rebuilding the binary rather than loading a module
Under very high throughput Nginx generally still benchmarks ahead
Automatic certificate issuance needs outbound internet access, which complicates air-gapped deployments

Wasabi

90-day minimum storage duration with no option to delete before full period without penalty
Significantly smaller global footprint than AWS with only 16 regions, resulting in higher latency for users in underserved regions
Performance can degrade with high-volume transactions requiring throughput management strategies
Hot storage only, no cold/archival storage tier for long-term data at lower cost
Support responsiveness gaps with teams experiencing multi-day waits for critical issue resolution

Pricing, plan by plan

Caddy

Free

CaddyFree
- Full functionality
- Commercial use permitted
- Community support

Wasabi

$7.99/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Wasabi review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Caddy if

You need automatic https.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker.
You also want caddyfile.

Caddy review

Choose Wasabi if

You need hot cloud storage.
You work on Web, API.
You also want s3 compatible api.

Wasabi review

Questions people ask

Is Caddy or Wasabi better?: Neither clearly leads. Caddy starts at Free and Wasabi at $7.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Caddy or Wasabi?: Caddy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Caddy and $7.99/month for Wasabi.
Does Caddy or Wasabi run on more platforms?: Caddy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker. Wasabi runs on Web, API.
Can I use Caddy for free?: Yes. Caddy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wasabi starts at $7.99/month.
What is Caddy best used for?: Caddy is most often used for sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before, small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants, reverse proxying internal services with tls without a certificate workflow. Of those, sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before and small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants are not what Wasabi is typically brought in for.
What can Caddy do that Wasabi cannot?: Caddy covers Automatic HTTPS, Caddyfile, Reverse proxy, Single binary. Wasabi covers Hot Cloud Storage, S3 Compatible API, Object Lock, Versioning.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Caddy: Is Caddy free?

Yes, open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, free for commercial use.

Wasabi: What is Wasabi's pricing structure?

Wasabi offers pay-as-you-go pricing at $7.99 per TB per month as of July 2026, with no egress or API request fees. Reserved capacity plans are available for multi-year terms with volume discounts.

Source

Caddy: What does automatic HTTPS mean?

Caddy obtains certificates from Let’s Encrypt or ZeroSSL on first request and renews them before expiry, with no cron job or configuration.

Wasabi: Does Wasabi charge for data downloads or API calls?

No. Wasabi includes zero egress fees and zero API request fees, which is a major cost advantage over AWS S3. Customers can plan their budget to the penny without worrying about surprise data transfer charges.

Source

Caddy: Caddy or Nginx?

Caddy is dramatically simpler to configure and removes certificate management. Nginx has the larger ecosystem and better peak throughput.

Wasabi: Is there a minimum storage duration requirement?

Yes. Wasabi enforces a 90-day minimum storage term. Users who delete data before 90 days are still charged for the full 90-day period.

Source

Wasabi: Is Wasabi S3-compatible?

Yes. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage is fully S3-compatible, meaning organizations can integrate it into existing workflows without rewriting application code used with AWS S3.

Caddy vs Wasabi

Caddy

Wasabi

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Caddy

Only in Wasabi

What people use each for

Caddy

Wasabi

Where each one falls short

Caddy

Wasabi

Pricing, plan by plan

Caddy

Wasabi

Which should you pick?

Choose Caddy if

Choose Wasabi if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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