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Apache Traffic Server vs Varnish

A side-by-side look at Apache Traffic Server and Varnish. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Apache Traffic Server

Apache Traffic Server

Network & Admin

Apache Traffic Server is an open-source caching proxy server that is fast, scalable and configurable. It can improve web server performance by caching frequently accessed content and handling requests instead of web servers.

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Varnish

Varnish

Network & Admin

Varnish is an open source web application accelerator designed to speed up websites by caching and optimizing content delivery. It sits in front of web servers and caches frequently-accessed content, reducing requests to backend servers.

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